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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 the Mundy family use as fuel for the stove?
(a) Dung.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Wood.
(d) Turf.
2. How does Kate identify Gerry Evans?
(a) Gerry Evans is riding a bicycle.
(b) Gerry Evans carries a suitcase of goods to sell.
(c) Gerry Evans is tall and handsome.
(d) Gerry Evans has a walking stick and a straw hat.
3. What is Wild Woodbine?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Medicine.
4. What medication does Uncle Jack take?
(a) Pepto-bismol.
(b) Antibiotic.
(c) Benadryl.
(d) Quinine.
5. What does Gerry Evans see at the Mundy house that he says is a bad omen?
(a) A black cat.
(b) A vulture.
(c) A magpie.
(d) A crow.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the joker of the Mundy family?
2. What is the population of Balleybeg looking forward to?
3. What is the "double blessing" Bernie O'Donnell has?
4. How do the sisters feel about Uncle Jack while he is in the leper colony?
5. How does Gerry Evans react when Chris tells him the family is watching them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Maggie notice about the pack of cigarettes Kate brought her, and why is it significant?
2. Why do you think the opening tableau shows Uncle Jack in his "resplendent" uniform, which is out of place in the play's action?
3. Why do you think young Michael felt unease rather than amusement or joy when his mother and aunts danced?
4. When Irish music comes from the radio, which of the sisters begins to dance first, and in what mood does she dance?
5. What does Agnes mean when she asks Chris, "Do you want to make a pagan of yourself?"
6. What significance does Austin Morgan have in this story?
7. How does Kate explain Uncle Jack's strange behavior?
8. Why does Chris call Danny Bradley a bastard?
9. How has Chris brought shame upon the Mundy family?
10. We as readers are told that Rose is "simple." How does the playwright make that clear to the audience?
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