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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kate think Agnes and Rose did not apply to work in the knitting factory?
(a) The sisters could not read the instructions.
(b) The sisters were not in robust health.
(c) The sisters had no transportation to the factory.
(d) Agnes was too notionate to work in a factory.

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

3. How does Maggie lighten the mood about the lack of food in the house?
(a) Maggie says they'll all be thinner.
(b) Maggie says she's got a secret recipe.
(c) Maggie says it's a nice challenge to a chef like her.
(d) Maggie says there's plenty for all.

4. What does Chris do when Gerry Evans dances with Agnes and Maggie?
(a) Makes up her own dance.
(b) Sings along with the radio.
(c) Turns the radio off.
(d) Joins in the dance.

5. What does Michael say the characters in the play respond to more than the beat of the music?
(a) The sweetness of the music.
(b) The mood of the music.
(c) The enchantment of the music.
(d) The lyrics of the music.

6. Why does Michael say his kites haven't flown?
(a) Not enough wind.
(b) The area is too crowded with trees.
(c) The kites aren't finished.
(d) The kites need tails.

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

8. What does Michael say haunts his memory of the thirties?
(a) The love of his mother.
(b) The personalities of his aunts.
(c) The country atmosphere.
(d) The music.

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

10. What does Chris want Gerry Evans to do for the family?
(a) Write to them from Spain.
(b) Dance with the sisters.
(c) Fix the radio.
(d) Move in with them.

11. What does Gerry Evans trade with Uncle Jack?
(a) Hats.
(b) Reminiscences.
(c) Walking sticks.
(d) Philosophies.

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

13. What word does Kate use to describe Michael?
(a) Talented.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Wild.
(d) Untutored.

14. How long does it take Michael to find Agnes and Rose?
(a) Two months.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) A year.
(d) All week.

15. Why does Rose laugh at Agnes while they are picking berries?
(a) Agnes falls into the bushes.
(b) Agnes gets wet in the stream.
(c) Agnes makes faces at her.
(d) Agnes tells her a joke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Michael painted on the kites?

2. What phrase comforts Kate when she thinks of Uncle Jack's pagan worship?

3. What is the result of Gerry Evans' war injury?

4. What does Gerry Evans offer Chris during each annual visit?

5. Why does Kate object to Gerry Evans going to Spain?

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