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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Chris earn her living after Uncle Jack dies?
(a) She opens a dancing school.
(b) She opens a dressmaker's shop.
(c) In the knitting factory.
(d) Knitting at home.

2. How many eggs does Maggie have to feed the people over for dinner in Act 2?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

3. How many husbands does Uncle Jack say he could provide the sisters in Ryanga?
(a) One husband for each of them.
(b) One husband for four of them.
(c) More than one husband for each of them.
(d) One husband for all five of them.

4. What does Michael say haunts his memory of the thirties?
(a) The personalities of his aunts.
(b) The music.
(c) The love of his mother.
(d) The country atmosphere.

5. When does Uncle Jack return to celebrating Mass?
(a) The following Sunday, as he promised.
(b) On Christmas Eve.
(c) Never.
(d) The following Monday, as he promised.

6. What does Rose wear that is unusual for berry picking?
(a) Her wraparound dress.
(b) Her Sunday shoes.
(c) Her house apron.
(d) Her wellingtons.

7. What does Gerry Evans trade with Uncle Jack?
(a) Reminiscences.
(b) Hats.
(c) Philosophies.
(d) Walking sticks.

8. What does Michael say is found in dancing?
(a) The heart of life and all its hopes.
(b) Untapped emotions.
(c) Strong and unrecognized feelings.
(d) Unity and community.

9. Why does Gerry Evans say he is going to Spain?
(a) To earn a living for his family.
(b) To fight for democracy.
(c) It's somewhere to go.
(d) To fight to preserve the union.

10. When Uncle Jack speaks of Uganda, what does he call it?
(a) Home.
(b) The community.
(c) Africa.
(d) The colony.

11. What is the first step in swapping possessions in Uncle Jack's village in Uganda?
(a) Hand your possession to the recipient.
(b) Present your possession to a third party.
(c) Put your possession on the ground and step away from it.
(d) Fling your possession in the air.

12. Which of the sisters would care that Austin Morgan is getting married?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Rose.
(d) Kate.

13. How does Chris feel about her job?
(a) She is grateful for every minute of it.
(b) She hates every minute of it.
(c) She loves every minute of it.
(d) She is bored by every minute of it.

14. What do Agnes and Rose agree to do next Sunday?
(a) Invite Gerry Evans for a dance.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Fix Sunday dinner.
(d) Pick berries.

15. What are the hand knitters in Ballybeg going to do?
(a) Go on public assistance.
(b) Train for different work.
(c) March to protest the new factory.
(d) Ride the bus to work in the factory in Donegal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie say she would choose if she had to select either a plump old widower or one Wild Woodbine?

2. What does Chris do when Gerry Evans dances with Agnes and Maggie?

3. How is Gerry Evans wounded in Spain?

4. Which of the sisters takes over to organize the search for Rose?

5. Why can't Vera McLaughlin work in the new factory?

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