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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Mary call Young Charlie?
(a) Daddy's Little Baby.
(b) Bastard.
(c) Son of a Bitch.
(d) Daddy's Boy.

2. What does Da tell adult Charlie about a particular cliff?
(a) It is called Lover's Leap.
(b) He almost slipped and fell there one time.
(c) The devil himself had visited it.
(d) A girl fell to her death there when he was a boy.

3. Why does Drumm think Young Charlie should be sent away?
(a) He is too bright not to continue his education.
(b) There aren't a lot of jobs available in Ireland.
(c) There are more opportunities in a bigger country.
(d) International travel is character building.

4. Who does Charlie say told him that what Da said about Charlie's birth mother wasn't true?
(a) His aunt.
(b) Oliver.
(c) His adoptive mother.
(d) Drumm.

5. What does Mother reveal to Drumm which is overheard by Young Charlie?
(a) Young Charlie has a terminal illness.
(b) Young Charlie is not bright enough to go to college.
(c) Young Charlie is being sent back to his birth parents.
(d) Young Charlie was adopted.

6. Who appears just as Young Charlie and Mary are getting to know each other?
(a) Da.
(b) Mary's father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Oliver.

7. Why does Mother think that Da ruined Young Charlie's chances for a job?
(a) He was late in taking Young Charlie to his interview.
(b) He talked too much about Hitler in front of Drumm.
(c) He refused to give him a reference.
(d) He gave Young Charlie beer before his interview.

8. What does Young Charlie want to be in his letter?
(a) Smart.
(b) Heroic.
(c) Clever.
(d) Abrupt.

9. What is Young Charlie determined to do?
(a) Get better grades.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Get a job.
(d) Ask Mary out.

10. "Da" is an Irish term for ____________.
(a) Father.
(b) Beer.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Idiot.

11. What does Mother do when Young Charlie runs away?
(a) Runs after him.
(b) Cries herself to sleep.
(c) Clears the tea dishes.
(d) Calls the police.

12. What does Mary do when Young Charlie puts his hand on her knee?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She puts her hand on his knee.
(c) She screams.
(d) She runs away.

13. Where does Oliver want Young Charlie to go with him?
(a) The library.
(b) The rugby game.
(c) The malt shop.
(d) The pool hall.

14. Which of the following did Da not do while courting Mother?
(a) Brought her flowers.
(b) Said he wanted to marry her.
(c) Came to her house.
(d) Said he had a good job.

15. What does Drumm advise Young Charlie not to talk about to anyone?
(a) His grades.
(b) His adoption.
(c) His medical condition.
(d) His parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary tell Young Charlie after Da leaves?

2. Which of the following does Drumm not say about Da?

3. What is the name of the young woman who appears with Charlie in Act 1, Part 3?

4. What does Charlie say that Da had been for all of Charlie's life?

5. As an adult, Charlie angrily says that he shouldn't love Da because he ______________.

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