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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing the Mundys listen to on the radio?
(a) British news.
(b) British dance music.
(c) Irish news.
(d) Irish dance music.

2. Who is the joker of the Mundy family?
(a) Kate.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Rose.

3. What do the people of Ballylbeg plan for Jack?
(a) A public welcome.
(b) A fundraiser.
(c) A bonfire.
(d) A birthday party.

4. What is the population of Balleybeg looking forward to?
(a) The harvest dance.
(b) The harvest potluck.
(c) The harvest parade.
(d) The harvest picnic.

5. What happens to the Sweeney boy at Lughnasa?
(a) He was ridiculed.
(b) He caught fire.
(c) He was sent home for being too young.
(d) He was burned in effigy.

6. What superstition does Maggie believe?
(a) A black cat should be avoided.
(b) Never walk under a ladder.
(c) A broken mirror will bring seven years of bad luck.
(d) Throw salt over your shoulder if you spill it.

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

8. What do the back hills people do to celebrate Lughnasa?
(a) Cook around a bonfire.
(b) Drive their cattle through a bonfire.
(c) Burn the British in effigy in a bonfire.
(d) Run through a bonfire.

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

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

11. How does Gerry Evans react when Chris tells him the family is watching them?
(a) "They're just jealous!"
(b) "Shame on them!"
(c) "Better still!"
(d) "Let's get out of sight!"

12. When is La Lughnasa held in the old days?
(a) September first.
(b) September thirtieth.
(c) August fifteenth.
(d) August first.

13. What does Maggie call Michael?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Tub.
(c) Cub.
(d) Chub.

14. How old is Michael when this story takes place?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Thirteen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chris do that Kate thinks sacrilegious?

2. What gift does Danny Bradley give Rose for Christmas?

3. Who is Lugh?

4. How long has Gerry Evans been away?

5. How do the sisters feel about Uncle Jack while he is in the leper colony?

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