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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the sisters is first to stop work and dance to the radio music?
(a) Chris.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Rose.
(d) Agnes.

2. Where is Gerry Evans going?
(a) To France.
(b) To Spain.
(c) To Italy.
(d) To England.

3. How do the sisters feel about Uncle Jack while he is in the leper colony?
(a) He is a shame and a disgrace to them.
(b) He is a mystery to them.
(c) He is cut off from them.
(d) He is a hero and a saint to them.

4. What unusual stage convention involves the boy Michael?
(a) The boy Michael narrates the play.
(b) The boy Michael is invisible, and his lines are said by adult Michael.
(c) The boy Michael is silent.
(d) The boy Michael is played by an adult.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what tune do Gerry Evans and Chris dance?

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

3. What shame does Chris bring on the family years before?

4. What does Gerry Evans see at the Mundy house that he says is a bad omen?

5. What does Kate say is the only thing Gerry Evans does well?

(see the answer key)

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