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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals does Maggie feed?
(a) Geese.
(b) Hens.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Ducks.

2. How does Gerry Evans get to Ballybeg?
(a) Gerry Evans walks.
(b) Gerry Evans buys a car.
(c) Gerry Evans buys a bicycle.
(d) Gerry Evans gets a ride from a man he meets in a bar.

3. Why does Kate ask God to forgive her?
(a) For calling Gerry Evans a bastard.
(b) For judging her sisters.
(c) For poisoning the atmosphere in the house.
(d) For refusing to dance.

4. Why does Kate object to going to the harvest dance?
(a) People will laugh at women their age dancing.
(b) People will laugh because they have no husbands.
(c) People will laugh because they are awkward dancers.
(d) People will laugh at their clothes.

5. Who is Bernie O'Donnell?
(a) An old friend of Agnes's.
(b) An old friend of Rose's.
(c) An old friend of Maggie's.
(d) An old friend of Kate's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "double blessing" Bernie O'Donnell has?

2. In what year does Dancing at Lughnasa take place?

3. What does Gerry's customer take from him the day before yesterday?

4. What does Maggie like to ask Michael?

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

(see the answer key)

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