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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Episode 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is SB’s question to Gar when he comes in for tea?
(a) He asks how many coils of barbed wire had come in the mail van.
(b) He asks if Gar wants to change his plans.
(c) He asks where Madge was.
(d) He asks how much Gar has to be paid.

2. How does Madge defend SB’s silence?
(a) She says she would ask SB.
(b) She says that he is too sad to speak.
(c) She says SB will speak to Gar when he pays him his wages.
(d) She points out that Gar should speak first.

3. What is the significance of the item Gar finds in his suitcase?
(a) It has news about Ireland.
(b) It carries news about SB.
(c) It was printed on the day SB and Maire got married.
(d) It has news about Maire.

4. How much does SB owe Gar?
(a) He owes him 5 pounds.
(b) He owes him 10 pounds.
(c) He owes 3 pounds and 15 shillings.
(d) He owes him 10 shillings.

5. In the flashback with Katie, what is Katie’s concern?
(a) She is worried her father would not approve of her marriage to Gar.
(b) She is worried that she wont get a job.
(c) She thinks Gar does not make enough to support both of them.
(d) She is worried SB would not approve of her marriage to Gar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happy news does Madge share with Gar in Episode 1?

2. What does public Gar mean when he says “he got ten minutes’ overtime out of my hide” (2)?

3. Why does Boyle ask Gar for money?

4. What is in the suitcase Madge brings in?

5. What does Boyle ask of Gar once he is in Philadelphia?

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