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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gerry Evans seem to be able to do that no one else in the family can?
2. What skill does Gerry Evans have that the army wanted?
3. How long has Rose been gone when the sisters realize she is missing?
4. When does Uncle Jack return to celebrating Mass?
5. To whom does Maggie compare herself when she dances?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Michael behave as his father, Gerry Evans, had done?
2. 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?
3. How does Rose describe her encounter with Danny Bradley?
4. What does Uncle Jack reveal about his ministry in Ryanga when Maggie asks if the people there gathered in his church for ceremonies?
5. How does the Industrial Revolution affect the lives of the Mundy sisters?
6. Who does Maggie forget to count when she is calculating people they must feed for dinner?
7. What is Michael writing to ask Santa Claus to bring, and why is the gift he wants significant?
8. What has changed about Rose's appearance when she comes home from her meeting with Danny Bradley?
9. What is it that Kate asks Uncle Jack to promise?
10. What phrase did Kate hit upon that comforted her as she tried to understand Uncle Jack's changed attitude toward life since his stay in Ryanda?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you make of the fact that Michael is often not to be found when the other characters call for him? Cite the passages where they discuss his disappearance when he is needed. Is this a foreshadowing device? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
At different times in the play, every character dances except for Michael. Select two of the characters and analyze the dance of each. What does their dance mean? What does the dance tell the audience about the character? If you select Michael as one of the characters, explain why you think he is the only one who does not dance.
Essay Topic 3
The passage of time is a theme in this story. When Maggie says, "Lughnasa's almost over, girls. There aren't going to be many warm evenings left." She may be talking of more than the weather for that season. Based on what you learn of future events, what are the "warm evenings," and how are they lost?
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