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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What gift does Danny Bradley give Rose for Christmas?
(a) A live fish.
(b) A silver rose.
(c) A live rose.
(d) A silver fish.
2. How long does Gerry Evans think he's been away?
(a) Thirteen months.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) Eighteen months.
3. What does Agnes recommend to fix the radio?
(a) Fix the frayed cord.
(b) Buy a new battery.
(c) Move it to another room.
(d) Turn it off until it cools down.
4. How long has Uncle Jack been gone?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Two years.
5. What does Gerry Evans see at the Mundy house that he says is a bad omen?
(a) A magpie.
(b) A crow.
(c) A vulture.
(d) A black cat.
6. How old Is Uncle Jack?
(a) Fifty-three.
(b) Thirty-three.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Forty-seven.
7. What is the population of Balleybeg looking forward to?
(a) The harvest picnic.
(b) The harvest dance.
(c) The harvest potluck.
(d) The harvest parade.
8. How does Gerry Evans react when Chris tells him the family is watching them?
(a) "Better still!"
(b) "They're just jealous!"
(c) "Let's get out of sight!"
(d) "Shame on them!"
9. What feeling does the radio create in Michael?
(a) Relaxation.
(b) Jubilation.
(c) Terror.
(d) Unease.
10. What does the Donegal Enquirer call Uncle Jack?
(a) A hero to all Ireland.
(b) Our own traitor.
(c) A disgrace to our country.
(d) Our own leper priest.
11. Which of the sisters refuses to watch Chris dancing with Gerry Evans?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Rose.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Kate.
12. What does Maggie admire about Brian McGuinness?
(a) His straight nose and muscular shoulders.
(b) His military bearing.
(c) His white hands and long eyelashes.
(d) His blue eyes and curly hair.
13. To what tune do Gerry Evans and Chris dance?
(a) Pennsylvania 6-5000.
(b) Dancing in the Dark.
(c) String of Pearls.
(d) Some Enchanted Evening.
14. What does Gerry's customer take from him the day before yesterday?
(a) Four encyclopedias.
(b) Four gramophones.
(c) Four Bibles.
(d) Four brochures.
15. What is the name of the village where the Mundys live?
(a) Ballybeg.
(b) Abyssinia.
(c) Donegal.
(d) Ryanga.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the people of Ballylbeg plan for Jack?
2. Why does Kate ask God to forgive her?
3. What does Gerry Evans want Chris to do?
4. In what year does Dancing at Lughnasa take place?
5. Why doesn't Gerry Evans bring Michael a bicycle?
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