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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. Which sister is dead when Michael finds them?
2. Which of the sisters takes over to organize the search for Rose?
3. How long does it take Michael to find Agnes and Rose?
4. How does Uncle Jack feel about multiple wives for one husband?
5. What does Rose wear that is unusual for berry picking?
Short Essay Questions
1. Maggie asks Michael a riddle about the apples on a tree. What might those apples symbolize?
2. 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?
3. Who does Maggie forget to count when she is calculating people they must feed for dinner?
4. Why did Kate believe Agnes could not work in a factory?
5. How does Uncle Jack reveal that the Ryangans have not been converted to Christianity by his efforts?
6. How does Rose trick Agnes and get away from her?
7. Where did Gerry Evans sign up for military service, and why is that location significant?
8. What does Uncle Jack reveal about his ministry in Ryanga when Kate asks if the people gather together for Mass?
9. When Uncle Jack hears wedding bells, he asks if it is one of his sisters who is getting married. Who is actually marrying?
10. How does Rose describe her encounter with Danny Bradley?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The music of the 1930s has an important role in this play, as it had on the characters' lives. Analyze what you think the playwright was showing us, the audience, with the use of "Anything Goes" and "Dancing in the Dark." Listen to these once-popular songs on the Internet before writing about them, as a great deal more than the title is to be learned from them.
Essay Topic 2
The passage of time is a theme in this story. When Maggie says, "Lughnasa's almost over, girls. There aren't going to be many warm evenings left." She may be talking of more than the weather for that season. Based on what you learn of future events, what are the "warm evenings," and how are they lost?
Essay Topic 3
Maggie asks riddles of young Michael, and he never offers any possible answers, even when she chides him for being stupid. In the end, she herself has forgotten the answer to the riddle she poses. Analyze the playwright's use of riddles in this way. What do you think he is trying to say about Maggie? About Michael? About life?
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