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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Jimmy ask Manus who he would choose between whose three daughters?
(a) Dionysus'.
(b) Thor's.
(c) Homer's.
(d) Zeus'.

2. What language will the new national schools teach?
(a) English and Irish.
(b) Latin.
(c) English.
(d) Irish.

3. What kind of hair is Maire described as having?
(a) Curly.
(b) Red.
(c) Long.
(d) Straight.

4. What is the foreboding sweet smell an indication of in Act 1?
(a) Potato famine.
(b) Fire in the woods.
(c) The coming troops.
(d) War signals.

5. What is Jimmy's full name?
(a) Jimmy Jack Cork.
(b) Jimmy Jack O'Neill.
(c) Jimmy Jack Cassie.
(d) Jimmy Jack O'Flaherty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one word that Jimmy knows in English?

2. What does Hugh send Manus out to get for him at his arrival in Act 1?

3. Who does Jimmy compare to a goddess in Act 1?

4. What does Doalty say that Jimmy knows the first book of by heart in Act 1?

5. Where is the hedge-school held?

(see the answer key)

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