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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kate say the radio has done to the country?
(a) Destroyed family togetherness.
(b) Encouraged rowdiness.
(c) Killed Christian conversation.
(d) Helped people have fun.

2. When does Uncle Jack return to celebrating Mass?
(a) Never.
(b) The following Sunday, as he promised.
(c) The following Monday, as he promised.
(d) On Christmas Eve.

3. What do the back hills people do to celebrate Lughnasa?
(a) Cook around a bonfire.
(b) Run through a bonfire.
(c) Drive their cattle through a bonfire.
(d) Burn the British in effigy in a bonfire.

4. Why does Maggie worry when Michael can't be seen?
(a) He could go to the woods.
(b) He could go to the old well.
(c) He could go into town.
(d) He could go to the back hills.

5. Who is Okawa?
(a) Uncle Jack's houseboy in Uganda.
(b) Uncle Jack's name in Uganda.
(c) Uncle Jack's pet name for Michael.
(d) Uncle Jack's imaginary friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't the Mundys speak of Uncle Jack when he is a chaplain for the British army?

2. What does Gerry Evans say they need to check if the aerial is all right but the radio still won't work?

3. What does Chris think is wrong with the radio?

4. How does Gerry Evans get to Ballybeg?

5. Who is the joker of the Mundy family?

(see the answer key)

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