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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medication does Uncle Jack take?
(a) Quinine.
(b) Antibiotic.
(c) Benadryl.
(d) Pepto-bismol.

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

3. Why does the parish priest tell Kate she may lose her teaching job?
(a) The priest says Uncle Jack is a blot on the community.
(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 the number of students is falling.

4. How does Jack feel about the Ballybeg climate?
(a) It's cold.
(b) It's a relief.
(c) It's perfect.
(d) It's hot.

5. What does Maggie say she would choose if she had to select either a plump old widower or one Wild Woodbine?
(a) Both.
(b) The plump old widower.
(c) The Wild Woodbine.
(d) Neither.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chris want Gerry Evans to do for the family?

2. What do Agnes and Rose tell the family not to do?

3. Why does Maggie claim that Michael owes her money?

4. What phrase comforts Kate when she thinks of Uncle Jack's pagan worship?

5. What happens to the Sweeney boy at Lughnasa?

(see the answer key)

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