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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ironic comment does Pat make, regarding what Monsewar has told him?
(a) How sad it is that the IRA is fighting again.
(b) How he wishes the IRA would fight again.
(c) How great it is the IRA is fighting again.
(d) How wonderful it is to be British.

2. What is Monsewer doing as he comes in?
(a) Blowing the first few notes of his song on the bagpipes.
(b) Singing a sad lament.
(c) Arguing with Meg over the dinner menu.
(d) Asking about the room being prepared for the soldier.

3. When she is gone, what does Monsewer tell Pat?
(a) Two soldiers will be coming soon with a captured English soldier.
(b) A captured Irish soldier is being brought to them.
(c) A man is coming to take over the boarding house.
(d) The British are coming to imprison them.

4. Pat comes back in with Monsewer and Meg tells him what?
(a) What is happening to the British prisoner.
(b) That dinner is ready.
(c) What is happening to the Irish prisoner.
(d) That the prisoner's room is prepared.

5. What does an article in the paper say about the "the condemned soldier?"
(a) He will be freed.
(b) He will be a martyr.
(c) He is innocent.
(d) He is not going to be reprieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Miss Gilchrist takes a drink to the Soldier, what does the Volunteer do?

2. What is revealed about Meg?

3. As Meg makes crude jokes, what does Miss Gilchrist say?

4. How does the story begin?

5. What does Monsewer do to the Soldier?

(see the answer key)

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