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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. Which of the sisters dances alone?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Kate.
(d) Rose.

2. What does Agnes call her sisters when they dance immodestly?
(a) Demons.
(b) Animals.
(c) Pagans.
(d) Creatures.

3. How does Jack feel about the Ballybeg climate?
(a) It's cold.
(b) It's hot.
(c) It's perfect.
(d) It's a relief.

4. What does Maggie call Michael?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Tub.
(c) Cub.
(d) Chub.

5. Why does Kate ask God to forgive her?
(a) For calling Gerry Evans a bastard.
(b) For refusing to dance.
(c) For judging her sisters.
(d) For poisoning the atmosphere in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what tune do Gerry Evans and Chris dance?

2. What does Gerry Evans want Chris to do?

3. Who is Bernie O'Donnell?

4. What happens to the Sweeney boy at Lughnasa?

5. What superstition does Maggie believe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Chris brought shame upon the Mundy family?

2. What significance does Austin Morgan have in this story?

3. The song Maggie sings says that if the Irish don't vote for De Valera, they'll be like Gandhi and his goat. What does this mean?

4. How does Kate explain Uncle Jack's strange behavior?

5. When Irish music comes from the radio, which of the sisters begins to dance first, and in what mood does she dance?

6. How far do the Mundys live from the rest of the village, and what significance is there in that distance?

7. What does Chris wear during the sisters' dancing that upsets Kate?

8. After Agnes blows Michael a kiss, she says it was the wrong thing to do. Why would it be the wrong thing to do?

9. What does Maggie release for Michael to see?

10. What does Maggie mean when she tells Michael that someday he's going to fill some woman's life with happiness?

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