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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first step in swapping possessions in Uncle Jack's village in Uganda?
(a) Hand your possession to the recipient.
(b) Present your possession to a third party.
(c) Put your possession on the ground and step away from it.
(d) Fling your possession in the air.

2. What does Chris hear that Gerry Evans is doing in Dublin?
(a) Teaching Bible lessons.
(b) Teaching dance lessons.
(c) Selling encyclopedias.
(d) Selling gramophones.

3. What happens to the Sweeney boy at Lughnasa?
(a) He was ridiculed.
(b) He caught fire.
(c) He was sent home for being too young.
(d) He was burned in effigy.

4. What does Kate call the people who live in the back hills?
(a) Ignoramuses.
(b) Savages.
(c) Pagans.
(d) Fools.

5. What is Michael building in the yard?
(a) Kites.
(b) A fort.
(c) A birdhouse.
(d) A treehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agnes recommend to fix the radio?

2. What does Chris do when Gerry Evans dances with Agnes and Maggie?

3. Why does Chris refuse Gerry Evans' offer?

4. What does Michael say the characters in the play respond to more than the beat of the music?

5. What does dancing become in Michael's memory?

(see the answer key)

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