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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do private and public Gar do together after Madge leaves in Episode 1?
(a) They discuss SB.
(b) They get into a fight.
(c) They roleplay and fantasize their escape from Ireland.
(d) They decide to take the day off.

2. What is Gar's mood in the beginning of the play?
(a) He is pensive.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He is ecstatic.
(d) He is hopeful.

3. 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 19 and he was 20.
(d) She was 20 and he was 40.

4. Why does private Gar quote Edmund Burke’s lines, “It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France…at Versailles” (12)?
(a) Private Gar is warning public Gar against getting caught up in memories.
(b) Private Gar wishes to see the queen of France.
(c) Private Gar has studied Burke.
(d) Private Gar is fond of Burke.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boyle give Gar?

2. In the flashback with Katie, what does Katie ask Gar to do?

3. What is the significance of the item Gar finds in his suitcase?

4. What is Madge doing when the play opens?

5. What is in the suitcase Madge brings in?

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