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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many husbands does Uncle Jack say he could provide the sisters in Ryanga?
(a) One husband for four of them.
(b) One husband for all five of them.
(c) More than one husband for each of them.
(d) One husband for each of them.

2. What does Maggie forget at the end of the play?
(a) The words to a song.
(b) The answer to a riddle.
(c) The recipe for Eggs Ballybeg.
(d) The steps to a dance.

3. What language has Uncle Jack been speaking for twenty-five years?
(a) English.
(b) Ugandan.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Gaelic.

4. Why does Chris refuse Gerry Evans' offer?
(a) She believes he doesn't love her.
(b) She believes he would walk out on her again.
(c) She believes he would keep her in poverty.
(d) She believes he is already married.

5. What do the back hills people do to celebrate Lughnasa?
(a) Cook around a bonfire.
(b) Burn the British in effigy in a bonfire.
(c) Drive their cattle through a bonfire.
(d) Run through a bonfire.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Michael get a letter from another Michael Evans?

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

3. What does Gerry Evans think the radio is when he hears it?

4. Who does Rose share her picnic with?

5. What does the Mundy family use as fuel for the stove?

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