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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people of Ballylbeg plan for Jack?
(a) A public welcome.
(b) A fundraiser.
(c) A bonfire.
(d) A birthday party.

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

3. What does the Donegal Enquirer call Uncle Jack?
(a) A hero to all Ireland.
(b) Our own traitor.
(c) Our own leper priest.
(d) A disgrace to our country.

4. What does Maggie like to ask Michael?
(a) Jokes.
(b) Personal questions.
(c) Riddles.
(d) Plots of stories he's read.

5. What does Gerry Evans see at the Mundy house that he says is a bad omen?
(a) A crow.
(b) A magpie.
(c) A vulture.
(d) A black cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chris do that Kate thinks sacrilegious?

2. What is the population of Balleybeg looking forward to?

3. How soon does Kate predict Gerry Evans will come back?

4. What does Kate call the people who live in the back hills?

5. What unusual stage convention involves the boy Michael?

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