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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is La Lughnasa held in the old days?
(a) August first.
(b) September thirtieth.
(c) August fifteenth.
(d) September first.

2. What does Kate bring Chris from town because she is "far too pale?"
(a) Quinine.
(b) Lipstick.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Cod-liver oil.

3. Why does Kate ask God to forgive her?
(a) For refusing to dance.
(b) For judging her sisters.
(c) For calling Gerry Evans a bastard.
(d) For poisoning the atmosphere in the house.

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

5. How does Gerry Evans react when Chris tells him the family is watching them?
(a) "They're just jealous!"
(b) "Let's get out of sight!"
(c) "Shame on them!"
(d) "Better still!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What superstition does Maggie believe?

2. What is Kate's nickname at school?

3. What do the back hills people do to celebrate Lughnasa?

4. Who is Okawa?

5. What does Chris do that Kate thinks sacrilegious?

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