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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 is the result of Gerry Evans' war injury?
(a) He is unable to dance.
(b) He is unable to walk.
(c) He is paralyzed.
(d) He is unable to work.

2. What role does Gerry Evans love to play?
(a) Returning hero.
(b) Heartbreaker.
(c) Fast-talking salesman.
(d) Disabled war veteran.

3. Why does Kate object to Gerry Evans going to Spain?
(a) He'll be fighting for godless Communism.
(b) He'll be fighting allies of Ireland.
(c) He'll be fighting for democracy.
(d) He'll be putting their income at risk.

4. What household task does Maggie take from Agnes during Lughnasa?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Feeding the chickens.

5. Who is Gerry Evans imitating when he leaves Ballybeg?
(a) Gene Kelly.
(b) Michael Jackson.
(c) Fred Astaire.
(d) Uncle Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Rose been gone when the sisters realize she is missing?

2. What does Maggie forget at the end of the play?

3. How many children does Gerry Evans have besides Michael?

4. Why does Michael say his kites haven't flown?

5. When Uncle Jack says "we," to whom does he refer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Rose bring her family about the boy who was burned during the Lughnasa fires?

2. What does it tell you about Gerry Evans that he says he will check the ignition and sparking plugs of the radio?

3. How does Uncle Jack reveal that the Ryangans have not been converted to Christianity by his efforts?

4. What has changed about Rose's appearance when she comes home from her meeting with Danny Bradley?

5. How does Rose describe her encounter with Danny Bradley?

6. How did Michael behave as his father, Gerry Evans, had done?

7. How does Maggie make a joke of the small amount of food they have?

8. Which of the sisters understands the politics of the Spanish Civil War?

9. The recruiter tells Gerry Evans that he is invaluable to the brigade because he is a master at disguising himself. How does this revelation relate to the false impression he has given to Gerry Evans?

10. Maggie asks Michael a riddle about the apples on a tree. What might those apples symbolize?

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