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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What infuriates Kate about Gerry Evans?
(a) He doesn't support his child.
(b) He doesn't love Chris.
(c) He doesn't come by often.
(d) He doesn't keep a job.

3. How old Is Uncle Jack?
(a) Fifty-three.
(b) Forty-seven.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Thirty-three.

4. What shame does Chris bring on the family years before?
(a) She has married a Briton.
(b) She has fought for the British.
(c) She has Michael out of wedlock.
(d) She has stolen food for the family.

5. From what disease does Uncle Jack suffer?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Dengue fever.
(d) Leprosy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Kate most about losing her job?

2. What animals does Maggie feed?

3. What happens to the Sweeney boy at Lughnasa?

4. Whose arrival throws the Mundy household into turmoil?

5. Why doesn't Gerry Evans bring Michael a bicycle?

(see the answer key)

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