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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Charlie not tell Da?
(a) He is going to sort out Da's papers.
(b) He wants to live in Da's house.
(c) He is going back to London.
(d) He has disposed of Da's belongings.

2. What ritual does Da have trouble with?
(a) Ironing a shirt.
(b) Shaving.
(c) Reading the paper.
(d) Making tea.

3. To whom is Young Charlie writing a letter?
(a) Priest.
(b) Girlfriend.
(c) Friends.
(d) Da.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother do when Young Charlie runs away?

2. What does Da ask Mary?

3. Why does Drumm think Young Charlie should be sent away?

4. Which of the following do Charlie and Oliver not talk about?

5. Mother claimed that Da made a __________ out of Young Charlie.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Act 2, Part 3 begin?

2. How does the author provide some context for Da's anger at Mother to help the reader better understand him as a person?

3. How does Act 2, Part 2 end?

4. How does Da make his first appearance in the play?

5. How does Mary change in Charlie's eyes?

6. To what realization about love does Charlie arrive?

7. How does the play, DA, open?

8. How do Drumm and Charlie's parents disagree on the best place for Charlie to find a job?

9. Why is the memory of Charlie having the memory regarding his birth mother so significant?

10. What advice does Drumm give Young Charlie on the job he offers him?

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