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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Jimmy getting married in Act 3?
(a) Easter.
(b) St. Patrick's Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

2. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that her English is what?
(a) Perfect.
(b) Improper.
(c) Wrong.
(d) Hilarious.

3. What is Maire carrying when she enters in Act 3?
(a) A calf.
(b) A satchel.
(c) A rope.
(d) The milk can.

4. What does Hugh tell Maire he will teach her in the end of the play?
(a) Irish history.
(b) English.
(c) Latin.
(d) Greek.

5. In what language does Maire attempt to speak to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Greek.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Latin.

6. Maire tells Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2, "Listen to me. I want you too, ____."
(a) Michael.
(b) George.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Yolland.

7. Maire speaks in English in Act 2, Scene 2, saying, "In Norfolk we besport ourselves around the ____."
(a) Convent.
(b) River.
(c) Maypole.
(d) Pond.

8. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that he sees her feeding what every day?
(a) Brown hens.
(b) Her dog.
(c) The sheep.
(d) The cows.

9. Maire says in Act 2, Scene 2 that the skin on Yolland's shoulders is very what?
(a) Dark.
(b) White.
(c) Soft.
(d) Smooth.

10. Where does Maire comment that she hopes there's no hay to be saved in Act 3?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) London.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Brooklyn.

11. What does Maire call Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Lieutenant George.
(b) Michael.
(c) Lieutenant Yolland.
(d) Yolland.

12. Yolland says to Maire in Act 2, Scene 2, "Of course I know you're _____."
(a) With Owen.
(b) Irish.
(c) With Manus.
(d) Maire.

13. What word does Maire ask Yolland for the meaning of in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Eternally.
(b) Always.
(c) Yesterday.
(d) Forever.

14. Where have Hugh and Jimmy been in Act 3?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A christening.
(d) A wake.

15. Where does Yolland walk home along every day?
(a) Bun na hAbhann.
(b) Maire hAbhann.
(c) Tra Bhan.
(d) Mullach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maire says to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2, "Tu es centurio in - in - in _____ Britannico."

2. Who does Manus say never returned the dictionary in Act 3?

3. What does Manus say he had in his hand when he went looking for Yolland in Act 3?

4. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that he wishes to God what?

5. Yolland says to Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that they must have looked like what?

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