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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Maggie and Chris object to Rose seeing Danny Bradley?
(a) He's married.
(b) He's handsome and they're jealous.
(c) He's a liar.
(d) He's a drunk.

2. Whose arrival throws the Mundy household into turmoil?
(a) Bernie O'Donnell.
(b) Uncle Jack.
(c) Gerry Evans.
(d) Michael.

3. How long has Uncle Jack been gone?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Five years.

4. What is Kate determined to do this winter?
(a) Save enough money to buy a car.
(b) Take the bus to town.
(c) Fix up the old bicycle and learn to ride it.
(d) Start riding the horse to town.

5. Where has Uncle Jack been when the story opens?
(a) Working for the British army in East Africa.
(b) In Dublin.
(c) In a leper colony in Uganda.
(d) In London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals does Maggie feed?

2. Why does Rose dance in wellingtons?

3. What worries Kate most about losing her job?

4. Why does Chris refuse Gerry Evans' offer?

5. What happens to the Sweeney boy at Lughnasa?

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