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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old Is Uncle Jack?
(a) Fifty-three.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Forty-seven.
(d) Thirty-three.

2. What does Agnes recommend to fix the radio?
(a) Turn it off until it cools down.
(b) Move it to another room.
(c) Buy a new battery.
(d) Fix the frayed cord.

3. What does the Donegal Enquirer call Uncle Jack?
(a) Our own traitor.
(b) A disgrace to our country.
(c) A hero to all Ireland.
(d) Our own leper priest.

4. To what tune do Gerry Evans and Chris dance?
(a) Dancing in the Dark.
(b) String of Pearls.
(c) Some Enchanted Evening.
(d) Pennsylvania 6-5000.

5. What does Kate say is the only thing Gerry Evans does well?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sell merchandise.
(d) Sell himself.

6. What is Kate determined to do this winter?
(a) Fix up the old bicycle and learn to ride it.
(b) Start riding the horse to town.
(c) Take the bus to town.
(d) Save enough money to buy a car.

7. What does Kate call the people who live in the back hills?
(a) Pagans.
(b) Ignoramuses.
(c) Savages.
(d) Fools.

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

9. What does Gerry Evans want Chris to do?
(a) Run away with him.
(b) Tell Michael about him.
(c) Go to the harvest dance with him.
(d) Marry him.

10. From what disease does Uncle Jack suffer?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Dengue fever.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Leprosy.

11. Why does Maggie worry when Michael can't be seen?
(a) He could go to the back hills.
(b) He could go into town.
(c) He could go to the woods.
(d) He could go to the old well.

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

13. What does the Mundy family use as fuel for the stove?
(a) Dung.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Turf.
(d) Wood.

14. How does Michael scare Maggie?
(a) Michael pretends to see a snake.
(b) Michael pretends to see a mouse.
(c) Michael pretends to see a rat.
(d) Michael pretends to see a spider.

15. What is the "double blessing" Bernie O'Donnell has?
(a) Twin girls.
(b) Twice as much money.
(c) Twin boys.
(d) Citizenship in two countries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose arrival throws the Mundy household into turmoil?

2. What infuriates Kate about Gerry Evans?

3. Why does Kate object to going to the harvest dance?

4. What medication does Uncle Jack take?

5. How long does Gerry Evans think he's been away?

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