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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Agnes and Rose agree to do next Sunday?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Invite Gerry Evans for a dance.
(c) Pick berries.
(d) Fix Sunday dinner.

2. Why does Kate object to Gerry Evans going to Spain?
(a) He'll be putting their income at risk.
(b) He'll be fighting for godless Communism.
(c) He'll be fighting allies of Ireland.
(d) He'll be fighting for democracy.

3. Who does Rose share her picnic with?
(a) Austin Morgan.
(b) Gerry Evans.
(c) Brian McGuinness.
(d) Danny Bradley.

4. What work does Kate find after leaving her teaching job?
(a) She tutors Austin Morgan's family.
(b) She works as a dressmaker.
(c) She has to apply at the knitting factory.
(d) She marries Austin Morgan.

5. When does Uncle Jack return to celebrating Mass?
(a) Never.
(b) The following Sunday, as he promised.
(c) On Christmas Eve.
(d) The following Monday, as he promised.

6. Why does Michael say the characters dance with their eyes half closed?
(a) The music bores them.
(b) To open their eyes would break the spell.
(c) The music makes them sleepy.
(d) Closing their eyes helps them to listen better.

7. What bad news does Chris have from Vera McLaughlin?
(a) The sisters will have to pay for their own wool.
(b) Vera McLaughlin won't pay as much for hand-made gloves.
(c) Vera McLaughlin won't be buying more hand-made gloves.
(d) Vera McLaughlin is dissatisfied with the sisters' knitting.

8. When does Chris say Michael always vanishes?
(a) When it's dinnertime.
(b) When there's work to be done.
(c) When it's time to feed the chickens.
(d) When it's bedtime.

9. When Uncle Jack says "we," to whom does he refer?
(a) The Irish.
(b) The people in the leper colony.
(c) The British.
(d) The family.

10. What phrase comforts Kate when she thinks of Uncle Jack's pagan worship?
(a) "His way of bringing the world together."
(b) "His own way of looking at the world."
(c) "His own ecumenical understanding."
(d) "His own distinctive spiritual search."

11. How long has Rose been gone when the sisters realize she is missing?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three hours.
(c) All week.
(d) All day.

12. Why is Kate offended at Uncle Jack's talk of multiple wives?
(a) The neighbors would not approve.
(b) The parish priest would not approve.
(c) The pope would not approve.
(d) Their mother would not have approved.

13. What household task does Maggie take from Agnes during Lughnasa?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Feeding the chickens.

14. How does Chris feel about her job?
(a) She loves every minute of it.
(b) She hates every minute of it.
(c) She is grateful for every minute of it.
(d) She is bored by every minute of it.

15. What does Michael say is found in dancing?
(a) The heart of life and all its hopes.
(b) Untapped emotions.
(c) Strong and unrecognized feelings.
(d) Unity and community.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Uncle Jack say brought a woman back from the dead?

2. How many eggs does Maggie have to feed the people over for dinner in Act 2?

3. How old is Michael when he receives the letter from the other Michael Evans?

4. How long does it take Michael to find Agnes and Rose?

5. What does Chris want Gerry Evans to do for the family?

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