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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What feeling does the radio create in Michael?
(a) Unease.
(b) Jubilation.
(c) Terror.
(d) Relaxation.
2. Why does Maggie worry when Michael can't be seen?
(a) He could go to the woods.
(b) He could go into town.
(c) He could go to the old well.
(d) He could go to the back hills.
3. What dance do Bernie O'Donnell and Maggie compete in?
(a) The jitterbug.
(b) The polka.
(c) The Military Two-step.
(d) The waltz.
4. What does the storekeeper say the Mundys go through faster than anyone in Ballybeg?
(a) Corn meal.
(b) Quinine.
(c) Batteries.
(d) Chicken feed.
5. What happens to the Sweeney boy at Lughnasa?
(a) He was ridiculed.
(b) He caught fire.
(c) He was sent home for being too young.
(d) He was burned in effigy.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Jack feel about the Ballybeg climate?
2. Which of the sisters refuses to watch Chris dancing with Gerry Evans?
3. How long has Uncle Jack been gone?
4. How long has Gerry Evans been away?
5. How does Gerry Evans react when Chris tells him the family is watching them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Maggie's reaction to hearing that her old friend Bernie O'Donnell is in town, and why does she react this way?
2. What reasons does Kate use for refusing to go to the harvest dance?
3. From what does Kate struggle to protect her home when they joke about naming the radio?
4. How has Uncle Jack brought status to the Mundy family?
5. What does Agnes mean when she asks Chris, "Do you want to make a pagan of yourself?"
6. What is significant about the names Nora and Nina that Bernie O'Donnell gave to her twin daughters?
7. How does Kate feel about Michael, and how can you tell?
8. Why do you think young Michael felt unease rather than amusement or joy when his mother and aunts danced?
9. How far do the Mundys live from the rest of the village, and what significance is there in that distance?
10. For what is the fox in the hen house a metaphor?
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