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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the characters call movies?
(a) Cinema.
(b) Films.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Moving pictures.

2. Where is Bernie O'Donnell's husband from?
(a) Dublin.
(b) London.
(c) Ballybeg.
(d) Stockholm.

3. From what disease does Uncle Jack suffer?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Dengue fever.
(d) Leprosy.

4. Why does the parish priest tell Kate she may lose her teaching job?
(a) The priest says the number of students is falling.
(b) The priest says Uncle Jack is a blot on the community.
(c) The priest says the parents object to Kate's methods.
(d) The priest says Kate is getting too old to teach.

5. What does the storekeeper say the Mundys go through faster than anyone in Ballybeg?
(a) Quinine.
(b) Corn meal.
(c) Batteries.
(d) Chicken feed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Uncle Jack been when the story opens?

2. Who is Bernie O'Donnell?

3. What is the name of the village where the Mundys live?

4. What do the people of Ballylbeg plan for Jack?

5. What does Kate call vulgar language?

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