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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chris do when Gerry Evans dances with Agnes and Maggie?
(a) Joins in the dance.
(b) Makes up her own dance.
(c) Turns the radio off.
(d) Sings along with the radio.

2. What does Gerry Evans promise Michael during each annual visit?
(a) A trip to Spain.
(b) A new bike.
(c) A trip to the city.
(d) A bell for his bike.

3. Why does Maggie claim that Michael owes her money?
(a) She had given him money to buy himself a treat.
(b) She had bet him his kites wouldn't fly.
(c) She had given him money to buy her a cigarette.
(d) She had loaned him money to make his kites.

4. Where does the other Michael Evans live?
(a) London.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Wales.

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

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

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

8. Who is Gerry Evans imitating when he leaves Ballybeg?
(a) Michael Jackson.
(b) Gene Kelly.
(c) Uncle Jack.
(d) Fred Astaire.

9. Why is Gerry Evans in the tree in Act 2?
(a) He's trying to trick Agnes.
(b) He's rescuing Michael's kite.
(c) He's trying to fix the antenna.
(d) He's building a tree house for Michael.

10. What does dancing become in Michael's memory?
(a) A form of exercise.
(b) A daydream.
(c) A lost art.
(d) A wordless ceremony.

11. What does Gerry Evans offer Chris during each annual visit?
(a) Marriage.
(b) A dinner out.
(c) A dance.
(d) A new bike.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Michael painted on the kites?

2. What does Maggie forget at the end of the play?

3. What word does Kate use to describe Michael?

4. How many children does Gerry Evans have besides Michael?

5. What language does the recruiter for the Spanish army speak?

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