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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Rose been gone when the sisters realize she is missing?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Three days.
(c) All day.
(d) All week.

2. How does Maggie lighten the mood about the lack of food in the house?
(a) Maggie says they'll all be thinner.
(b) Maggie says there's plenty for all.
(c) Maggie says she's got a secret recipe.
(d) Maggie says it's a nice challenge to a chef like her.

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

4. Why does Michael leave the family home when he is old enough?
(a) The spirit and fun is gone.
(b) He gets a job that takes him away.
(c) He has to travel for an education.
(d) He is the last one left in the home.

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

6. Where does Gerry Evans hide when Agnes comes back from picking blackberries?
(a) On top of the sycamore tree.
(b) Under the table.
(c) In the bushes in front of the house.
(d) Behind the door.

7. What does Chris think is wrong with the radio?
(a) It's improperly wired.
(b) It's possessed.
(c) It's broken.
(d) It's old.

8. What skill does Gerry Evans have that the army wanted?
(a) He can make explosives.
(b) He can ride a motor bike.
(c) He can fire a cannon.
(d) He can speak Spanish.

9. What does Gerry Evans seem to be able to do that no one else in the family can?
(a) Fix the radio.
(b) Teach Michael to dance.
(c) Earn a living.
(d) Fix a meal with only three eggs.

10. How many children does Gerry Evans have besides Michael?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

11. What does Maggie say she would choose if she had to select either a plump old widower or one Wild Woodbine?
(a) Neither.
(b) The Wild Woodbine.
(c) The plump old widower.
(d) Both.

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

13. What does Uncle Jack remember the children had with scones but never with soda bread?
(a) Butter.
(b) Apples.
(c) Tea.
(d) Bilberry jam.

14. Why does Michael say his kites haven't flown?
(a) Not enough wind.
(b) The area is too crowded with trees.
(c) The kites aren't finished.
(d) The kites need tails.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sister is dead when Michael finds them?

2. In Act 2, what does Maggie think Agnes should do to make a living?

3. Who does Rose share her picnic with?

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

5. What does Gerry Evans offer Chris during each annual visit?

(see the answer keys)

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