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. What is the name of the village where the Mundys live?
(a) Abyssinia.
(b) Donegal.
(c) Ballybeg.
(d) Ryanga.

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

3. How does Jack feel about the Ballybeg climate?
(a) It's perfect.
(b) It's cold.
(c) It's hot.
(d) It's a relief.

4. Who is Okawa?
(a) Uncle Jack's imaginary friend.
(b) Uncle Jack's houseboy in Uganda.
(c) Uncle Jack's pet name for Michael.
(d) Uncle Jack's name in Uganda.

5. What does the storekeeper say the Mundys go through faster than anyone in Ballybeg?
(a) Quinine.
(b) Chicken feed.
(c) Corn meal.
(d) Batteries.

6. What does Chris hear that Gerry Evans is doing in Dublin?
(a) Teaching Bible lessons.
(b) Teaching dance lessons.
(c) Selling gramophones.
(d) Selling encyclopedias.

7. 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 the sisters?
(d) What will become of Rose?

8. What does Gerry's customer take from him the day before yesterday?
(a) Four Bibles.
(b) Four encyclopedias.
(c) Four brochures.
(d) Four gramophones.

9. What infuriates Kate about Gerry Evans?
(a) He doesn't support his child.
(b) He doesn't keep a job.
(c) He doesn't love Chris.
(d) He doesn't come by often.

10. Who is Bernie O'Donnell?
(a) An old friend of Kate's.
(b) An old friend of Rose's.
(c) An old friend of Agnes's.
(d) An old friend of Maggie's.

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

12. What animals does Maggie feed?
(a) Geese.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Hens.

13. How long has Gerry Evans been away?
(a) Thirteen months.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Eighteen months.

14. 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 too small.
(d) The one he sees is the wrong color.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the parish priest tell Kate she may lose her teaching job?

2. What is Kate determined to do this winter?

3. What does Maggie call Michael?

4. How old is Michael when this story takes place?

5. Why does Rose dance in wellingtons?

(see the answer keys)

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