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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad pun does Teresa make?
(a) She calls a French cigarette, a Gauloise, a gollywog.
(b) She calls French bread, a bagette, a bagel.
(c) She calls French candy, bon bons, bonnie bons.
(d) She calls French fries, pommes frites, pomegranate fries.

2. Why does Mulleady say Colette should not have to service the Polish sailor?
(a) He is a Pole.
(b) He is a member of the IRA.
(c) He is a stranger.
(d) He is a Communist.

3. Of what is Pat afraid, regarding the IRA's cause?
(a) The British will not be able to overpower them.
(b) Their weapons are outdated.
(c) They will be too powerful.
(d) The will of the IRA is not strong enough.

4. How did Monsewer choose his title?
(a) He grew tired of his name.
(b) He wanted nothing to do with anything English such as the title "mister."
(c) He wanted to sound sophisticated.
(d) He wishes he were French.

5. How does Pat try to reassure her?
(a) Saying she is nothing like the merciless prostitutes and thieves he really meant.
(b) Saying it will be their home again soon.
(c) Saying she is a good housekeeper.
(d) Saying he knows Monsewer will sell it soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pat comments that when he first arrived, Monsewer spoke nothing but what?

2. This story explores themes relating to what?

3. What circumstances do Meg and Pat discuss?

4. Pat comes back in with Monsewer and Meg tells him what?

5. What does Monsewer think about Irish martyrs?

(see the answer key)

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