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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Charlie as the play opens?
(a) Playing poker at the club.
(b) Sitting in his childhood home.
(c) Sleeping in bed.
(d) Drinking at the pub.

2. Mother claimed that Da made a __________ out of Young Charlie.
(a) man.
(b) sissy.
(c) show.
(d) fool.

3. Da begged for a job to get money for __________________.
(a) clothes for Young Charlie.
(b) Mother's medical bills.
(c) rent.
(d) food.

4. Da reappears and talks about the funeral and _________________.
(a) the neighbors.
(b) the weather.
(c) Charlie's suit.
(d) the Prime Minister.

5. What does Charlie call Oliver after Oliver leaves?
(a) Saint.
(b) Vulture.
(c) Scum.
(d) Idiot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not a big part of Da's life?

2. Why does Mother think that Da ruined Young Charlie's chances for a job?

3. What cannot be said about Da after this scene with Mary?

4. Where does Drumm suggest that Da and Mother send Young Charlie?

5. What ritual does Da have trouble with?

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