Dancing at Lughnasa Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Dancing at Lughnasa Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the sisters refuses to watch Chris dancing with Gerry Evans?
(a) Kate.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Rose.

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

3. Where is Bernie O'Donnell's husband from?
(a) Ballybeg.
(b) London.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Stockholm.

4. Why doesn't Gerry Evans bring Michael a bicycle?
(a) The one he sees is too big.
(b) The one he sees is for girls.
(c) The one he sees is the wrong color.
(d) The one he sees is too small.

5. What does Danny Bradley call Rose?
(a) Sally Rose.
(b) Flower.
(c) Rosebud.
(d) Rosie.

6. What is Michael building in the yard?
(a) A birdhouse.
(b) A fort.
(c) A treehouse.
(d) Kites.

7. What gift does Danny Bradley give Rose for Christmas?
(a) A silver fish.
(b) A live fish.
(c) A silver rose.
(d) A live rose.

8. Where has Uncle Jack been when the story opens?
(a) In London.
(b) In a leper colony in Uganda.
(c) Working for the British army in East Africa.
(d) In Dublin.

9. What does Chris do that Kate thinks sacrilegious?
(a) She wears the surplice she's been ironing.
(b) She turns the picture of the saints to the wall.
(c) She takes the name of the Lord in vain.
(d) She shows her legs when she dances.

10. What worries Kate most about losing her job?
(a) What will become of their reputation.
(b) What will become of Uncle Jack?
(c) What will become of Rose?
(d) What will become of the sisters?

11. Why does Kate ask God to forgive her?
(a) For poisoning the atmosphere in the house.
(b) For judging her sisters.
(c) For calling Gerry Evans a bastard.
(d) For refusing to dance.

12. What shame does Chris bring on the family years before?
(a) She has married a Briton.
(b) She has stolen food for the family.
(c) She has Michael out of wedlock.
(d) She has fought for the British.

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

14. 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 carries a suitcase of goods to sell.
(d) Gerry Evans is tall and handsome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the characters call movies?

2. Why do Maggie and Chris object to Rose seeing Danny Bradley?

3. What is the population of Balleybeg looking forward to?

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

5. What is Kate determined to do this winter?

(see the answer keys)

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