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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Dancing at Lughnasa take place?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1958.

2. How does Kate identify Gerry Evans?
(a) Gerry Evans carries a suitcase of goods to sell.
(b) Gerry Evans is tall and handsome.
(c) Gerry Evans is riding a bicycle.
(d) Gerry Evans has a walking stick and a straw hat.

3. What is Kate's nickname at school?
(a) The gander.
(b) The turkey.
(c) The mother hen.
(d) The goose.

4. What does Gerry Evans see on the way to the Mundy house that he thinks is a good omen?
(a) A customer for his gramophones.
(b) A unicorn.
(c) A leprechaun.
(d) A cow with one horn.

5. What does Chris do that Kate thinks sacrilegious?
(a) She shows her legs when she dances.
(b) She takes the name of the Lord in vain.
(c) She wears the surplice she's been ironing.
(d) She turns the picture of the saints to the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the characters call movies?

2. What medication does Uncle Jack take?

3. Which of the sisters is first to stop work and dance to the radio music?

4. Which of the sisters dances alone?

5. What is the first thing the Mundys listen to on the radio?

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