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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. What is unusual about the recruiter of which Gerry Evans learns as he writes his name?
(a) The recruiter is crippled.
(b) The recruiter is a midget.
(c) The recruiter has only one leg.
(d) The recruiter is blind.

2. In Act 2, what does Maggie think Agnes should do to make a living?
(a) Go to work in the glove factory.
(b) Start a dressmaking business.
(c) Gather turf to sell.
(d) Travel to Dublin and look for work.

3. Which sister does Gerry Evans dance with first?
(a) Chris.
(b) Rose.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Maggie.

4. What does dancing become in Michael's memory?
(a) A daydream.
(b) A wordless ceremony.
(c) A form of exercise.
(d) A lost art.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Gerry Evans stop visiting the Mundys?

2. What does Gerry Evans trade with Uncle Jack?

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

4. How many people are at the house for dinner in Act 2?

5. Why does Rose laugh at Agnes while they are picking berries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What phrase did Kate hit upon that comforted her as she tried to understand Uncle Jack's changed attitude toward life since his stay in Ryanda?

2. How does Rose trick Agnes and get away from her?

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

6. Which of the sisters understands the politics of the Spanish Civil War?

7. How is the Ryangan harvest festival described by Uncle Jack similar to the festival of Lughansa?

8. How does the Industrial Revolution affect the lives of the Mundy sisters?

9. What does Uncle Jack reveal about his ministry in Ryanga when Kate asks if the people gather together for Mass?

10. How does Uncle Jack reveal that the Ryangans have not been converted to Christianity by his efforts?

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