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

2. What does Chris want Gerry Evans to do for the family?
(a) Write to them from Spain.
(b) Fix the radio.
(c) Dance with the sisters.
(d) Move in with them.

3. Why is Gerry Evans in the tree in Act 2?
(a) He's trying to trick Agnes.
(b) He's rescuing Michael's kite.
(c) He's building a tree house for Michael.
(d) He's trying to fix the antenna.

4. What phrase comforts Kate when she thinks of Uncle Jack's pagan worship?
(a) "His own way of looking at the world."
(b) "His own distinctive spiritual search."
(c) "His own ecumenical understanding."
(d) "His way of bringing the world together."

5. Where does Gerry Evans sign up to join the Spanish army?
(a) In a department store.
(b) In a home.
(c) In a Catholic church.
(d) In a park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rose wear that is unusual for berry picking?

2. How long has Rose been gone when the sisters realize she is missing?

3. What does Michael say is found in dancing?

4. Who is Gerry Evans imitating when he leaves Ballybeg?

5. In Act 2, what does Maggie think Agnes should do to make a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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