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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Kate ask God to forgive her?
(a) For judging her sisters.
(b) For refusing to dance.
(c) For poisoning the atmosphere in the house.
(d) For calling Gerry Evans a bastard.
2. What does Agnes recommend to fix the radio?
(a) Turn it off until it cools down.
(b) Fix the frayed cord.
(c) Move it to another room.
(d) Buy a new battery.
3. Why do Maggie and Chris object to Rose seeing Danny Bradley?
(a) He's a drunk.
(b) He's handsome and they're jealous.
(c) He's married.
(d) He's a liar.
4. How does Gerry Evans react when Chris tells him the family is watching them?
(a) "Better still!"
(b) "Shame on them!"
(c) "Let's get out of sight!"
(d) "They're just jealous!"
5. What medication does Uncle Jack take?
(a) Quinine.
(b) Antibiotic.
(c) Benadryl.
(d) Pepto-bismol.
6. What shame does Chris bring on the family years before?
(a) She has Michael out of wedlock.
(b) She has married a Briton.
(c) She has stolen food for the family.
(d) She has fought for the British.
7. What do the characters call movies?
(a) Pictures.
(b) Cinema.
(c) Moving pictures.
(d) Films.
8. Who is Bernie O'Donnell?
(a) An old friend of Agnes's.
(b) An old friend of Kate's.
(c) An old friend of Rose's.
(d) An old friend of Maggie's.
9. Where is Bernie O'Donnell's husband from?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Stockholm.
(c) London.
(d) Ballybeg.
10. What worries Kate most about losing her job?
(a) What will become of the sisters?
(b) What will become of their reputation.
(c) What will become of Uncle Jack?
(d) What will become of Rose?
11. What do the people of Ballylbeg plan for Jack?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) A fundraiser.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) A public welcome.
12. What superstition does Maggie believe?
(a) A broken mirror will bring seven years of bad luck.
(b) Throw salt over your shoulder if you spill it.
(c) A black cat should be avoided.
(d) Never walk under a ladder.
13. How does Maggie think Gerry Evans looks?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Cocky.
(d) Friendly.
14. Why is Michael disappointed in Uncle Jack?
(a) Uncle Jack shouts all the time.
(b) Uncle Jack is unkind to the family.
(c) Uncle Jack ignores Michael.
(d) Uncle Jack doesn't look as Michael had imagined him.
15. What gift does Danny Bradley give Rose for Christmas?
(a) A live rose.
(b) A live fish.
(c) A silver rose.
(d) A silver fish.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Kate bring Chris from town because she is "far too pale?"
2. Why do the sisters stop dancing?
3. From what disease does Uncle Jack suffer?
4. What unusual stage convention involves the boy Michael?
5. What language has Uncle Jack been speaking for twenty-five years?
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