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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Chris hear that Gerry Evans is doing in Dublin?
2. How old Is Uncle Jack?
3. What animals does Maggie feed?
4. What is Wild Woodbine?
5. What does the Mundy family use as fuel for the stove?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Chris wear during the sisters' dancing that upsets Kate?
2. What does Maggie release for Michael to see?
3. What significance does Austin Morgan have in this story?
4. What is the difference between the way Kate dances and the dance of the other sisters?
5. What do you think Michael means when he talks of a widening breach between what seemed to be and what was?
6. We as readers are told that Rose is "simple." How does the playwright make that clear to the audience?
7. How far do the Mundys live from the rest of the village, and what significance is there in that distance?
8. What is Maggie's reaction to hearing that her old friend Bernie O'Donnell is in town, and why does she react this way?
9. Why do you think Rose can describe the Festival of Lughnasa to her sisters?
10. What is significant about the names Nora and Nina that Bernie O'Donnell gave to her twin daughters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Rose is lost, the hierarchy within the group of sisters changes. Who is usually in charge and who takes over during the emergency? Using quotations from the play, explain this dynamic and tell why you think the change took place.
Essay Topic 2
What do you make of the fact that Michael is often not to be found when the other characters call for him? Cite the passages where they discuss his disappearance when he is needed. Is this a foreshadowing device? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the Ryangan idea of marriage with what Kate calls the "holy sacrament of matrimony." Judging from the main characters and their romantic relationships, make a statement comparing the costs and benefits of both kinds of marriage. Cite quotations from the play to support your thesis.
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