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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Uncle Jack die?
(a) On the eve of La Lughansa the month he returned.
(b) On the eve of La Lughansa the year after his return.
(c) On the evening of his return home.
(d) Within a month of his homecoming.

2. Where does Gerry Evans sign up to join the Spanish army?
(a) In a department store.
(b) In a home.
(c) In a Catholic church.
(d) In a park.

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

4. What bad news does Chris have from Vera McLaughlin?
(a) Vera McLaughlin won't be buying more hand-made gloves.
(b) The sisters will have to pay for their own wool.
(c) Vera McLaughlin is dissatisfied with the sisters' knitting.
(d) Vera McLaughlin won't pay as much for hand-made gloves.

5. Who does Uncle Jack say brought a woman back from the dead?
(a) The Holy Ghost.
(b) God, the Father.
(c) A medicine man.
(d) The parish priest.

6. How does Uncle Jack feel about multiple wives for one husband?
(a) "I'm completely against it."
(b) "I'm not sure that I'm against it."
(c) "I'm getting used to it."
(d) "I'm completely in favor of it."

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

8. What does Maggie think Michael should do instead of write?
(a) Run around outside.
(b) Study.
(c) Fly his kites.
(d) Read.

9. In Act 2, what does Maggie think Agnes should do to make a living?
(a) Gather turf to sell.
(b) Go to work in the glove factory.
(c) Start a dressmaking business.
(d) Travel to Dublin and look for work.

10. What happened to Rose's pet rooster?
(a) The fox killed it.
(b) Rose killed it.
(c) Maggie killed it.
(d) It died mysteriously.

11. How long does it take Michael to find Agnes and Rose?
(a) Twenty-five years.
(b) All week.
(c) Two months.
(d) A year.

12. What role does Gerry Evans love to play?
(a) Fast-talking salesman.
(b) Heartbreaker.
(c) Returning hero.
(d) Disabled war veteran.

13. What does Chris want Gerry Evans to do for the family?
(a) Move in with them.
(b) Fix the radio.
(c) Write to them from Spain.
(d) Dance with the sisters.

14. What does Gerry Evans have that Chris and Rose doesn't know about?
(a) A fortune.
(b) A secret illness.
(c) A wife and family.
(d) A baronial estate.

15. When does Chris say Michael always vanishes?
(a) When there's work to be done.
(b) When it's bedtime.
(c) When it's dinnertime.
(d) When it's time to feed the chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gerry Evans think Agnes should do for a living?

2. Why does Michael leave the family home when he is old enough?

3. What is the first step in swapping possessions in Uncle Jack's village in Uganda?

4. Why does Michael say the characters dance with their eyes half closed?

5. How does Chris feel about her job?

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