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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. When does Michael get a letter from another Michael Evans?
(a) In the mid-fifties.
(b) In 1960.
(c) In the mid-thirties.
(d) In the mid-forties.

2. How does Maggie feel about Michael's kites?
(a) She loves them.
(b) She is amused by them.
(c) She is proud of them.
(d) She hates them.

3. What does dancing become in Michael's memory?
(a) A lost art.
(b) A wordless ceremony.
(c) A daydream.
(d) A form of exercise.

4. What does Chris think is wrong with the radio?
(a) It's possessed.
(b) It's improperly wired.
(c) It's broken.
(d) It's old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Uncle Jack speaks of Uganda, what does he call it?

2. How does Maggie lighten the mood about the lack of food in the house?

3. How many people are at the house for dinner in Act 2?

4. Why is Gerry Evans in the tree in Act 2?

5. What does Kate say the radio has done to the country?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rose trick Agnes and get away from her?

2. What does it tell you about Gerry Evans that he says he will check the ignition and sparking plugs of the radio?

3. How does Rose describe her encounter with Danny Bradley?

4. What does Uncle Jack reveal about his relationship to Okawa when he speaks about his time in Uganda?

5. What does Uncle Jack reveal about his ministry in Ryanga when Kate asks if the people gather together for Mass?

6. Which of the sisters understands the politics of the Spanish Civil War?

7. Why might Agnes have believed Rose could not get work in the factory?

8. How does the Industrial Revolution affect the lives of the Mundy sisters?

9. What significance do you make of the fact that the recruiter who enlists Gerry Evans in the war effort is, unnoticed by Gerry Evans until after he is writing his name, a midget?

10. What does Uncle Jack reveal about his ministry in Ryanga when Maggie asks if the people there gathered in his church for ceremonies?

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