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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Dancing at Lughnasa take place?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1946.

2. What medication does Uncle Jack take?
(a) Benadryl.
(b) Antibiotic.
(c) Pepto-bismol.
(d) Quinine.

3. What do the Mundy sisters name their radio?
(a) Danny.
(b) Marconi.
(c) Lugh.
(d) Gerry.

4. What does the Mundy family use as fuel for the stove?
(a) Wood.
(b) Turf.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Dung.

5. Why don't the Mundys speak of Uncle Jack when he is a chaplain for the British army?
(a) Kate is in the War of Independence against Britain.
(b) They are afraid of endangering Uncle Jack.
(c) They don't know where he was.
(d) They are angry with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the sisters feel about Uncle Jack while he is in the leper colony?

2. What worries Kate most about losing her job?

3. How long has Uncle Jack been gone?

4. How does Michael scare Maggie?

5. Why does Kate object to going to the harvest dance?

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