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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kate think Agnes and Rose did not apply to work in the knitting factory?
(a) Agnes was too notionate to work in a factory.
(b) The sisters were not in robust health.
(c) The sisters had no transportation to the factory.
(d) The sisters could not read the instructions.

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

3. How does Chris feel about her job?
(a) She hates every minute of it.
(b) She loves every minute of it.
(c) She is grateful for every minute of it.
(d) She is bored by every minute of it.

4. Which of the sisters is first to stop work and dance to the radio music?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Rose.
(c) Chris.
(d) Maggie.

5. What does Maggie think Michael should do instead of write?
(a) Read.
(b) Run around outside.
(c) Study.
(d) Fly his kites.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what disease does Uncle Jack suffer?

2. Which of the sisters dances alone?

3. What does the storekeeper say the Mundys go through faster than anyone in Ballybeg?

4. What does Michael say haunts his memory of the thirties?

5. Why does Michael say his kites haven't flown?

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