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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maggie feel about Michael's kites?
(a) She is amused by them.
(b) She hates them.
(c) She loves them.
(d) She is proud of them.

2. How does Kate identify Gerry Evans?
(a) Gerry Evans is riding a bicycle.
(b) Gerry Evans has a walking stick and a straw hat.
(c) Gerry Evans is tall and handsome.
(d) Gerry Evans carries a suitcase of goods to sell.

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

4. How long has Uncle Jack been gone?
(a) Two years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Five years.

5. What does Maggie admire about Brian McGuinness?
(a) His straight nose and muscular shoulders.
(b) His blue eyes and curly hair.
(c) His white hands and long eyelashes.
(d) His military bearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Kate find after leaving her teaching job?

2. What do the back hills people do to celebrate Lughnasa?

3. In Act 2, what does Maggie think Agnes should do to make a living?

4. What infuriates Kate about Gerry Evans?

5. How is Gerry Evans wounded in Spain?

(see the answer key)

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