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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kate ask God to forgive her?
(a) For judging her sisters.
(b) For poisoning the atmosphere in the house.
(c) For calling Gerry Evans a bastard.
(d) For refusing to dance.

2. Why does the parish priest tell Kate she may lose her teaching job?
(a) The priest says the number of students is falling.
(b) The priest says Uncle Jack is a blot on the community.
(c) The priest says Kate is getting too old to teach.
(d) The priest says the parents object to Kate's methods.

3. What does the Donegal Enquirer call Uncle Jack?
(a) Our own leper priest.
(b) A hero to all Ireland.
(c) Our own traitor.
(d) A disgrace to our country.

4. What is the name of the village where the Mundys live?
(a) Ryanga.
(b) Ballybeg.
(c) Donegal.
(d) Abyssinia.

5. What is Kate determined to do this winter?
(a) Take the bus to town.
(b) Start riding the horse to town.
(c) Fix up the old bicycle and learn to ride it.
(d) Save enough money to buy a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shame does Chris bring on the family years before?

2. Where has Uncle Jack been when the story opens?

3. What does Gerry Evans want Chris to do?

4. Why does Kate object to going to the harvest dance?

5. Whose arrival throws the Mundy household into turmoil?

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