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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. When does Uncle Jack return to celebrating Mass?
2. What is the result of Gerry Evans' war injury?
3. How does Chris feel about her job?
4. Why is Gerry Evans in the tree in Act 2?
5. What is unusual about the recruiter of which Gerry Evans learns as he writes his name?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is Michael writing to ask Santa Claus to bring, and why is the gift he wants significant?
3. Why did Kate believe Agnes could not work in a factory?
4. There are important facts about the Spanish Civil War that Gerry Evans does not understand. One is that the Popular Front represents a Fascist, rather than a Republican, government. The other is that the Popular Front is anti-Catholic. How is this ignorance on his part ironic?
5. How does Rose describe her encounter with Danny Bradley?
6. What news does Rose bring her family about the boy who was burned during the Lughnasa fires?
7. How is the Ryangan harvest festival described by Uncle Jack similar to the festival of Lughansa?
8. What is it that Kate asks Uncle Jack to promise?
9. How does Rose trick Agnes and get away from her?
10. Where did Gerry Evans sign up for military service, and why is that location significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The boy Michael compares his parents' silent dancing together to a ritual ceremony like a wedding, and says that after Gerry Evans leaves, his mother grieves as a bride would grieve. Compare and contrast the relationship between Gerry Evans and Chris with a real marriage.
Essay Topic 2
At different times in the play, every character dances except for Michael. Select two of the characters and analyze the dance of each. What does their dance mean? What does the dance tell the audience about the character? If you select Michael as one of the characters, explain why you think he is the only one who does not dance.
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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