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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Bernie O'Donnell's husband from?
(a) Ballybeg.
(b) Stockholm.
(c) Dublin.
(d) London.

2. What do the characters call movies?
(a) Pictures.
(b) Moving pictures.
(c) Cinema.
(d) Films.

3. How do the sisters feel about Uncle Jack while he is in the leper colony?
(a) He is a mystery to them.
(b) He is cut off from them.
(c) He is a hero and a saint to them.
(d) He is a shame and a disgrace to them.

4. What is the first thing the Mundys listen to on the radio?
(a) Irish dance music.
(b) British news.
(c) Irish news.
(d) British dance music.

5. What does Maggie admire about Brian McGuinness?
(a) His straight nose and muscular shoulders.
(b) His military bearing.
(c) His white hands and long eyelashes.
(d) His blue eyes and curly hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what disease does Uncle Jack suffer?

2. How does Gerry Evans get to Ballybeg?

3. How does Kate think children should be named?

4. What do the Mundy sisters name their radio?

5. What does Kate call vulgar language?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kate become angry when Rose repeats the idea that twins are a double blessing?

2. How does Kate feel about Michael, and how can you tell?

3. What does Agnes mean when she asks Chris, "Do you want to make a pagan of yourself?"

4. What significance does Austin Morgan have in this story?

5. How has Chris brought shame upon the Mundy family?

6. For what is the fox in the hen house a metaphor?

7. The song Maggie sings says that if the Irish don't vote for De Valera, they'll be like Gandhi and his goat. What does this mean?

8. How does Kate explain Uncle Jack's strange behavior?

9. Why does Chris call Danny Bradley a bastard?

10. What does Maggie mean when she tells Michael that someday he's going to fill some woman's life with happiness?

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