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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 does Gerry Evans trade with Uncle Jack?
(a) Reminiscences.
(b) Walking sticks.
(c) Hats.
(d) Philosophies.

2. What is the result of Gerry Evans' war injury?
(a) He is paralyzed.
(b) He is unable to walk.
(c) He is unable to work.
(d) He is unable to dance.

3. What does Michael say the characters in the play respond to more than the beat of the music?
(a) The mood of the music.
(b) The sweetness of the music.
(c) The enchantment of the music.
(d) The lyrics of the music.

4. What work does Kate find after leaving her teaching job?
(a) She marries Austin Morgan.
(b) She tutors Austin Morgan's family.
(c) She works as a dressmaker.
(d) She has to apply at the knitting factory.

5. What does Maggie think Michael should do instead of write?
(a) Read.
(b) Fly his kites.
(c) Run around outside.
(d) Study.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Gerry Evans hide when Agnes comes back from picking blackberries?

3. What does Maggie forget at the end of the play?

4. What is Michael writing to ask from Santa Claus?

5. How many eggs does Maggie have to feed the people over for dinner in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. The recruiter tells Gerry Evans that he is invaluable to the brigade because he is a master at disguising himself. How does this revelation relate to the false impression he has given to Gerry Evans?

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

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

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

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