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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Episode 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the ages of Maire and SB when they married?
(a) She was 19 and he was 30.
(b) She was 19 and he was 40.
(c) She was 20 and he was 40.
(d) She was 19 and he was 20.

2. What has Gar been doing all day long on his final day in Ireland?
(a) He has been visiting his friends.
(b) He has been packing flour bags.
(c) He has been talking to SB.
(d) He has been fishing.

3. What is in the suitcase Madge brings in?
(a) There is a book in the suitcase.
(b) There is an old newspaper in the suitcase.
(c) There is an old coat in the suitcase.
(d) There is a photo in the suitcase.

4. What does Boyle mean when he advises Gar to be one hundred percent American?
(a) He wants Gar to learn American fads.
(b) He wants Gar to return an American.
(c) He asks Gar to not look back at his past.
(d) He wants Gar to become an American citizen.

5. What does Boyle give Gar?
(a) He gives Gar some money.
(b) He gives Gar some old photographs.
(c) Boyle gives Gar a book of his poems.
(d) He gives Gar a belt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boyle ask of Gar once he is in Philadelphia?

2. What is Gar's mood in the beginning of the play?

3. Why does Gar say that Boyle may have been his father?

4. Why is private Gar infuriated by SB’s routine talk about work?

5. How does Madge defend SB’s silence?

(see the answer key)

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