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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is this person playing the bagpipes?
(a) She is practicing to play a lament for a young member of the IRA who is to be executed the following morning.
(b) She is a professional bagpipe player.
(c) He is a professional bagpipe player.
(d) He is practicing to play a lament for a young member of the IRA who is to be executed the following morning.

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(c) Their weapons are outdated.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

3. What does Teresa promise?
(a) To do her job.
(b) To work hard and be serious.
(c) To leave.
(d) To listen to Pat.

4. What does the officer do when Pat says he needs to go out to get the money before he will allow the prisoner to stay?
(a) He shoves Pat.
(b) He reaches for his gun.
(c) He runs out the door.
(d) He leaves to get the money.

5. What does Pat promise to sing?
(a) A raunchy pub song.
(b) An Irish folk song.
(c) A beautiful ballad.
(d) A funny song.

6. What serves as a transition into the first scene?
(a) A gunshot.
(b) A loud noise.
(c) A blast of bagpipes.
(d) A scream.

7. What do Meg, Teresa and Mulleady discuss?
(a) How horrible the Officer is.
(b) How the British prisoner must be feeling.
(c) How the Irish prisoner must be feeling.
(d) How Pat could go along with this plan.

8. What does Monsewer think about Irish martyrs?
(a) They are fools.
(b) He would never want to be one.
(c) He would gladly be in the same position.
(d) He hopes he will never have to be one.

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

10. How does Teresa feel about Monsewer?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Uncertainty.
(c) Love.
(d) Shame.

11. Why does Mulleady become angry at Princess Grace?
(a) For being unkind to him.
(b) For not paying his rent.
(c) For entering the room before him.
(d) For telling on him.

12. How does Pat say he lost his leg?
(a) In an automobile accident.
(b) As a child.
(c) As a soldier.
(d) He had it amputated after an infection.

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

14. 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 great it is the IRA is fighting again.
(c) How wonderful it is to be British.
(d) How he wishes the IRA would fight again.

15. When he is finished, he and Meg talk further about what?
(a) How strong and powerful is the IRA.
(b) How horrible a place England must be.
(c) How the IRA continued to fight even after the treaty was signed.
(d) How beautiful Ireland is.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Pat insist from the officer?

2. What bad pun does Teresa make?

3. Mulleady hurries in shouting for what?

4. Meg comes back in. About what do she and Pat argue?

5. What does the IRA officer come in and do?

(see the answer keys)

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