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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Uncle Jack promise he'll do soon?
(a) Walk four times a day.
(b) Say Mass in the house.
(c) Teach a class on Ugandan customs.
(d) Go to the harvest festival.

4. Which sister is dead when Michael finds them?
(a) Neither was dead when Michael found them.
(b) Rose.
(c) Both were dead when Michael found them.
(d) Agnes.

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

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

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

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

9. What does Michael say the characters in the play respond to more than the beat of the music?
(a) The lyrics of the music.
(b) The enchantment of the music.
(c) The mood of the music.
(d) The sweetness of the music.

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

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

12. Why does Kate object to Gerry Evans going to Spain?
(a) He'll be fighting for godless Communism.
(b) He'll be putting their income at risk.
(c) He'll be fighting allies of Ireland.
(d) He'll be fighting for democracy.

13. Which of the sisters takes over to organize the search for Rose?
(a) Kate.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Chris.

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

15. 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 they'll all be thinner.
(c) Maggie says she's got a secret recipe.
(d) Maggie says it's a nice challenge to a chef like her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the sisters would care that Austin Morgan is getting married?

2. Why is Gerry Evans in the tree in Act 2?

3. What do Agnes and Rose tell the family not to do?

4. What does Gerry Evans say they need to check if the aerial is all right but the radio still won't work?

5. When does Gerry Evans stop visiting the Mundys?

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