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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why don't the Mundys speak of Uncle Jack when he is a chaplain for the British army?
(a) They are afraid of endangering Uncle Jack.
(b) They don't know where he was.
(c) Kate is in the War of Independence against Britain.
(d) They are angry with him.

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

3. Which of the sisters refuses to watch Chris dancing with Gerry Evans?
(a) Rose.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Kate.

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 Kate is getting too old to teach.
(c) The priest says the parents object to Kate's methods.
(d) The priest says Uncle Jack is a blot on the community.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Gerry Evans bring Michael a bicycle?

2. Which of the sisters is first to stop work and dance to the radio music?

3. What does Kate call vulgar language?

4. What language has Uncle Jack been speaking for twenty-five years?

5. What animals does Maggie feed?

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