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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 Michael say the characters dance with their eyes half closed?
(a) To open their eyes would break the spell.
(b) The music bores them.
(c) The music makes them sleepy.
(d) Closing their eyes helps them to listen better.

2. What does Michael say the characters in the play respond to more than the beat of the music?
(a) The lyrics of the music.
(b) The enchantment of the music.
(c) The sweetness of the music.
(d) The mood of the music.

3. Who is Bernie O'Donnell?
(a) An old friend of Kate's.
(b) An old friend of Rose's.
(c) An old friend of Maggie's.
(d) An old friend of Agnes's.

4. What does Michael say haunts his memory of the thirties?
(a) The country atmosphere.
(b) The love of his mother.
(c) The personalities of his aunts.
(d) The music.

5. What popular song does Gerry Evans dance to with the sisters in Act 2?
(a) Dancing in the Dark.
(b) Pennsylvania 6-5000.
(c) Anything Goes.
(d) String of Pearls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gerry Evans think the radio is when he hears it?

2. What has Michael painted on the kites?

3. What is the result of Gerry Evans' war injury?

4. Where does Gerry Evans hide when Agnes comes back from picking blackberries?

5. What does Kate bring Chris from town because she is "far too pale?"

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