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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 are the hand knitters in Ballybeg going to do?
(a) March to protest the new factory.
(b) Go on public assistance.
(c) Train for different work.
(d) Ride the bus to work in the factory in Donegal.

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

3. Where does the other Michael Evans live?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) London.
(d) Wales.

4. To whom does Maggie compare herself when she dances?
(a) Cyd Charisse.
(b) Shirley Temple.
(c) Ann Miller.
(d) Mae West.

5. How long does it take Michael to find Agnes and Rose?
(a) Twenty-five years.
(b) A year.
(c) All week.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kate object to Gerry Evans going to Spain?

2. When Uncle Jack says "we," to whom does he refer?

3. What does Gerry Evans think Agnes should do for a living?

4. What does Chris do when Gerry Evans dances with Agnes and Maggie?

5. What does Chris want Gerry Evans to do for the family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has changed about Rose's appearance when she comes home from her meeting with Danny Bradley?

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

5. What has Rose forgotten when she comes home from her meeting with Danny Bradley?

6. How did Michael behave as his father, Gerry Evans, had done?

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

8. What is Michael writing to ask Santa Claus to bring, and why is the gift he wants significant?

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

10. Why does Gerry Evans decide to go to war in a foreign country?

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