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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Maggie forget at the end of the play?
(a) The recipe for Eggs Ballybeg.
(b) The steps to a dance.
(c) The words to a song.
(d) The answer to a riddle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. When Uncle Jack says "we," to whom does he refer?
(a) The people in the leper colony.
(b) The Irish.
(c) The British.
(d) The family.

15. Which of the sisters would care that Austin Morgan is getting married?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Rose.
(c) Kate.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase comforts Kate when she thinks of Uncle Jack's pagan worship?

2. Who does Uncle Jack worship during Mass in Uganda?

3. What role does Gerry Evans love to play?

4. What popular song does Gerry Evans dance to with the sisters in Act 2?

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

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