Dancing at Lughnasa Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Dancing at Lughnasa Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gerry Evans want Chris to do?
(a) Go to the harvest dance with him.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Tell Michael about him.
(d) Run away with him.

2. What does Danny Bradley call Rose?
(a) Sally Rose.
(b) Flower.
(c) Rosebud.
(d) Rosie.

3. What do the people of Ballylbeg plan for Jack?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) A public welcome.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) A fundraiser.

4. What does Gerry Evans see on the way to the Mundy house that he thinks is a good omen?
(a) A leprechaun.
(b) A customer for his gramophones.
(c) A unicorn.
(d) A cow with one horn.

5. What is the population of Balleybeg looking forward to?
(a) The harvest dance.
(b) The harvest parade.
(c) The harvest potluck.
(d) The harvest picnic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the sisters is first to stop work and dance to the radio music?

2. What does the Donegal Enquirer call Uncle Jack?

3. Why does Kate object to going to the harvest dance?

4. How does Gerry Evans get to Ballybeg?

5. How long has Uncle Jack been gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. We as readers are told that Rose is "simple." How does the playwright make that clear to the audience?

2. When Irish music comes from the radio, which of the sisters begins to dance first, and in what mood does she dance?

3. What significance does Austin Morgan have in this story?

4. How far do the Mundys live from the rest of the village, and what significance is there in that distance?

5. What does Maggie recollect about Bernie?

6. Why does Chris call Danny Bradley a bastard?

7. What does Chris wear during the sisters' dancing that upsets Kate?

8. The song Maggie sings says that if the Irish don't vote for De Valera, they'll be like Gandhi and his goat. What does this mean?

9. What is significant about the names Nora and Nina that Bernie O'Donnell gave to her twin daughters?

10. Why do you think the opening tableau shows Uncle Jack in his "resplendent" uniform, which is out of place in the play's action?

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