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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) Within a month of his homecoming.
(b) On the evening of his return home.
(c) On the eve of La Lughansa the month he returned.
(d) On the eve of La Lughansa the year after his return.

2. What phrase comforts Kate when she thinks of Uncle Jack's pagan worship?
(a) "His own way of looking at the world."
(b) "His own ecumenical understanding."
(c) "His way of bringing the world together."
(d) "His own distinctive spiritual search."

3. How is Gerry Evans wounded in Spain?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is injured by a grenade.
(c) He falls off his motorbike.
(d) He is disabled by mustard gas.

4. Who does Rose share her picnic with?
(a) Brian McGuinness.
(b) Danny Bradley.
(c) Gerry Evans.
(d) Austin Morgan.

5. Who does Uncle Jack worship during Mass in Uganda?
(a) The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
(b) The god of yams and wine.
(c) The god of casava.
(d) Obi, the goddess of the earth.

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

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

8. What is Michael writing to ask from Santa Claus?
(a) A kite.
(b) A radio.
(c) A bell.
(d) A bicycle.

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

10. What does Gerry Evans think Agnes should do for a living?
(a) Knit gloves.
(b) Cook.
(c) Be a dressmaker.
(d) Teach dance.

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

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

13. Why does Michael say the characters dance with their eyes half closed?
(a) The music bores them.
(b) To open their eyes would break the spell.
(c) Closing their eyes helps them to listen better.
(d) The music makes them sleepy.

14. Where are Agnes and Rose when Michael finds them?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Sweden.

15. What does Kate say the radio has done to the country?
(a) Helped people have fun.
(b) Killed Christian conversation.
(c) Encouraged rowdiness.
(d) Destroyed family togetherness.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Uncle Jack speaks of Uganda, what does he call it?

2. Where does the other Michael Evans live?

3. What happened to Rose's pet rooster?

4. What does Chris think is wrong with the radio?

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

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