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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Michael disappointed in Uncle Jack?
(a) Uncle Jack is unkind to the family.
(b) Uncle Jack doesn't look as Michael had imagined him.
(c) Uncle Jack shouts all the time.
(d) Uncle Jack ignores Michael.

3. What is the population of Balleybeg looking forward to?
(a) The harvest dance.
(b) The harvest potluck.
(c) The harvest picnic.
(d) The harvest parade.

4. What does Gerry's customer take from him the day before yesterday?
(a) Four Bibles.
(b) Four gramophones.
(c) Four brochures.
(d) Four encyclopedias.

5. What language has Uncle Jack been speaking for twenty-five years?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Ugandan.
(c) Gaelic.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the parish priest tell Kate she may lose her teaching job?

2. What unusual stage convention involves the boy Michael?

3. How does Chris heat the iron for their clothes?

4. What is the first thing the Mundys listen to on the radio?

5. What is Kate's nickname at school?

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