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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. Why does Michael leave the family home when he is old enough?
(a) He has to travel for an education.
(b) He is the last one left in the home.
(c) He gets a job that takes him away.
(d) The spirit and fun is gone.

2. Why does Rose say she has to leave the berry picking early?
(a) She says she has an appointment.
(b) She says she is sleepy.
(c) She says she is sick.
(d) She says she has to go to town.

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

4. What role does Gerry Evans love to play?
(a) Fast-talking salesman.
(b) Heartbreaker.
(c) Disabled war veteran.
(d) Returning hero.

5. How many people are at the house for dinner in Act 2?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the hand knitters in Ballybeg going to do?

2. What word does Kate use to describe Michael?

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

4. What do Agnes and Rose agree to do next Sunday?

5. How old is Michael when he receives the letter from the other Michael Evans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Gerry Evans sign up for military service, and why is that location significant?

2. What does Uncle Jack reveal about his ministry in Ryanga when Maggie asks if the people there gathered in his church for ceremonies?

3. What news does Rose bring her family about the boy who was burned during the Lughnasa fires?

4. How does Maggie make a joke of the small amount of food they have?

5. Why might Agnes have believed Rose could not get work in the factory?

6. When Uncle Jack hears wedding bells, he asks if it is one of his sisters who is getting married. Who is actually marrying?

7. What does Uncle Jack reveal about his relationship to Okawa when he speaks about his time in Uganda?

8. What do you make of the kites as a symbol or metaphor, and of the fact that they wouldn't fly?

9. What significance can we attach to Uncle Jack's declaration that he is cold all the time?

10. Who does Maggie forget to count when she is calculating people they must feed for dinner?

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