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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 Gerry Evans going?
(a) To Italy.
(b) To France.
(c) To Spain.
(d) To England.
2. Which of the sisters is the most graceful dancer?
(a) Rose.
(b) Chris.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Maggie.
3. How does Chris heat the iron for their clothes?
(a) In the stove.
(b) On the radiator.
(c) On the hearth.
(d) In the fireplace.
4. What does Kate call vulgar language?
(a) Back hill language.
(b) Corner-boy language.
(c) Savage language.
(d) Low-class language.
5. What does Chris hear that Gerry Evans is doing in Dublin?
(a) Teaching Bible lessons.
(b) Teaching dance lessons.
(c) Selling encyclopedias.
(d) Selling gramophones.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is Michael when this story takes place?
2. What does Maggie admire about Brian McGuinness?
3. What worries Kate most about losing her job?
4. What does Kate call the people who live in the back hills?
5. Who is the joker of the Mundy family?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Maggie recollect about Bernie?
2. After Agnes blows Michael a kiss, she says it was the wrong thing to do. Why would it be the wrong thing to do?
3. When Irish music comes from the radio, which of the sisters begins to dance first, and in what mood does she dance?
4. Why do you think the playwright chose to have adult Michael speak the lines of child Michael instead of having two actors?
5. For what is the fox in the hen house a metaphor?
6. How has Chris brought shame upon the Mundy family?
7. What is the difference between the way Kate dances and the dance of the other sisters?
8. Why do you think the opening tableau shows Uncle Jack in his "resplendent" uniform, which is out of place in the play's action?
9. What does Maggie notice about the pack of cigarettes Kate brought her, and why is it significant?
10. We as readers are told that Rose is "simple." How does the playwright make that clear to the audience?
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