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Treading on Dreams: Irish Tales

The document appears to be a set of multiple choice questions about characters and events in short stories from a book called "Treading on Dreams: Stories from Ireland Retold by Clare West". The questions test comprehension of details about the characters like Granny, John Roland, and Mrs. Kennedy, as well as plot points involving Boland, Michael Coleman, and Mrs. Kennedy. Vocabulary questions also assess understanding of words used in the stories like "fair", "van", "giggle", and "whiskey". The quiz contains 30 total multiple choice questions testing recollection of characters, vocabulary, and key events across several Irish short stories.

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Treading on Dreams: Irish Tales

The document appears to be a set of multiple choice questions about characters and events in short stories from a book called "Treading on Dreams: Stories from Ireland Retold by Clare West". The questions test comprehension of details about the characters like Granny, John Roland, and Mrs. Kennedy, as well as plot points involving Boland, Michael Coleman, and Mrs. Kennedy. Vocabulary questions also assess understanding of words used in the stories like "fair", "van", "giggle", and "whiskey". The quiz contains 30 total multiple choice questions testing recollection of characters, vocabulary, and key events across several Irish short stories.

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Treading on Dreams: Stories from Ireland

Retold by Clare West

Characters
Choose the best answer.
1 Granny could not read or write but had plenty of _____ to entertain her grandson.
a [ ] ideas

b [ ] books

c [ ] toys

d [ ] clothes

2 John Roland could not love Mary because he _____.


a [ ] was a painter

b [ ] came from England

c [ ] worked in a factory

d [ ] already had a wife

3 _____ wanted to meet the man who wanted to marry his wife.
a [ ] Boland

b [ ] Lairdman

c [ ] The barman

d [ ] OConnor

4 _____ thinks she has won a bottle of whiskey in the raffle.


a [ ] Bridie

b [ ] Da c [ ] Mammy

d [ ] Seamus

5 Mary was disappointed because _____ was not at the party.


a [ ] her mother

b [ ] Mrs Rodgers

c [ ] OToole d [ ] John Roland

6 Old Foley killed _____ when he lost control of his tractor.


a [ ] Charlie

b [ ] Bobby

c [ ] Mrs Kennedy d [ ] Mikey Tuohy

7 Larry couldnt understand why _____ wouldnt sleep at the proper time.
a [ ] the Geneys

b [ ] Sonny

c [ ] his mother

d [ ] his father

8 The _____ whistles for the train to stop for Sinclair.


a [ ] English gentleman

b [ ] guard

c [ ] Jimmy Durkan

d [ ] stationmaster

9 Michael Coleman went to the cops house to _____.


a [ ] drink whiskey

b [ ] play the fiddle

c [ ] see Seamus Anderson

rest
10 Mrs Kennedy was _____.
a [ ] a policewoman

b [ ] Charlies mother

c [ ] a former art teacher


10 marks

Vocabulary

d [ ] the owner of the grocery store

d [ ] take a

Choose the best answer.


11 just, honest, right according to the rules
a [ ] mountain

b [ ] naked

c [ ] fair

d [ ] sober

12 a road vehicle that is used for transporting things


a [ ] van

b [ ] aubergine

c [ ] salmon

d [ ] reel

13 to laugh in a silly way


a [ ] blush

b [ ] giggle

c [ ] drag

d [ ] scrub

14 the person who takes the blame for breaking up a marriage


a [ ] gentleman

b [ ] missus

c [ ] goose d [ ] guilty party

15 to make something seem larger, better, worse, or more important than it really is
a [ ] blush

b [ ] exaggerate

c [ ] interrupt

d [ ] scrub

16 not affected by alcohol


a [ ] naked

b [ ] mountainy

c [ ] fair

d [ ] sober

17 a strong column that supports a wall


a [ ] raffle

b [ ] snake

c [ ] salmon

d [ ] pillar

18 to say or do something that makes somebody stop what they are saying or doing
a [ ] interrupt

b [ ] pawn

c [ ] blush

d [ ] milk

19 a strong, colourless alcoholic drink


a [ ] cop

b [ ] biscuit

c [ ] gin

d [ ] doll

20 a large bird like a duck, but bigger, which is good to eat


a [ ] goose b [ ] owl

c [ ] snake

d [ ] salmon

10 marks

Plot
Choose the best answer.
21 Mrs Kennedy has never left her house and garden since _____.
a [ ] the police came

b [ ] Charlie delivered the groceries

c [ ] she saw a man at the gate

d [ ] Bobby was buried

22 Boland thinks Annabella is unhappy because _____.


a [ ] she loves him

b [ ] she likes Dublin

c [ ] she has no children

d [ ] she drinks too much

23 The packman gave Granny his _____ because she was kind to him.
a [ ] money

b [ ] turban

c [ ] case d [ ] ring

24 The cop hit Michael Coleman because he had _____.


a [ ] come from Killavil

b [ ] pawned his fiddle

c [ ] missed his daughters birthday

d [ ] no money

25 At _____, Da dances with the women he knows from his trips.


a [ ] the party

b [ ] the market

c [ ] the village

d [ ] Christmas

26 Larry is sorry for _____ after Sonny is born.


a [ ] his mother

b [ ] the Geneys

c [ ] his father

d [ ] the souvenirs

27 Mrs Kennedys present to Charlie is _____.


a [ ] cigarettes

b [ ] the van

c [ ] her paintbox

d [ ] her paintings

28 Boland told Lairdman that Annabella couldnt have _____.


a [ ] a drink

b [ ] children

c [ ] a wedding

d [ ] the car

29 Sinclair took the wrong _____ from the hotel.


a [ ] parcel

b [ ] fish

c [ ] whiskey

d [ ] shoes

30 OToole had turned on the taps in the _____.


a [ ] kitchen

b [ ] factory

10 marks

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c [ ] bedroom d [ ] bar

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