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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What infuriates Agnes about Kate?
(a) Kate is a gossip.
(b) Kate doesn't care about Michael.
(c) Kate doesn't care about Chris's feelings.
(d) Kate judges Gerry Evans.

2. What does Kate call vulgar language?
(a) Back hill language.
(b) Corner-boy language.
(c) Low-class language.
(d) Savage language.

3. Why does Rose dance in wellingtons?
(a) Her other shoes are for Sunday.
(b) She has no other shoes.
(c) The wellingtons are more comfortable.
(d) She can't get the wellingtons off.

4. What does Chris hear that Gerry Evans is doing in Dublin?
(a) Selling encyclopedias.
(b) Teaching Bible lessons.
(c) Selling gramophones.
(d) Teaching dance lessons.

5. Why does Maggie worry when Michael can't be seen?
(a) He could go to the old well.
(b) He could go into town.
(c) He could go to the woods.
(d) He could go to the back hills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gerry Evans react when Chris tells him the family is watching them?

2. What happens to the Sweeney boy at Lughnasa?

3. What is the population of Balleybeg looking forward to?

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

5. What is Kate's nickname at school?

(see the answer key)

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