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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hugh tell Owen and Yolland that Anna na mBreag means in English?
(a) Anna of the Crown.
(b) Anna of the Village.
(c) Anna with curly hair.
(d) Anna of the Lies.

2. What does Doalty say that Jimmy knows the first book of by heart in Act 1?
(a) Plato's Cave.
(b) Satires.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Odyssey.

3. What does Sarah give to Manus in Act 1?
(a) Pencils.
(b) An apple.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Paper.

4. What does Manus tell Owen he should hide before their father comes downstairs in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The map.
(b) The book.
(c) The wine.
(d) The bottle.

5. Yolland tells Manus that the soldiers got a crate of what from Dublin in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Apples.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Oranges.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has it been since they've had a hot summer, according to Owen in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Who does Yolland say reminds him of his father?

3. What is the term which refers to the action of changing the names from Irish to English?

4. What kind of hair is Maire described as having?

5. What language will the new national schools teach?

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