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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Gar’s full name?
(a) His full name is Garvin O’Connor.
(b) His full name is Garvin O’Donnell.
(c) His full name is Gareth O’Donnell.
(d) His full name is Gareth O’Connor.

3. Who are the Gallagher girls?
(a) They are Lizzy and Maire.
(b) They are Maire, Lizzy, Una, Agnes and Rose.
(c) They are Katie and her sister.
(d) They are Madge and her niece.

4. What does public Gar mean when he says “he got ten minutes’ overtime out of my hide” (2)?
(a) SB worked ten minutes more.
(b) SB has made Gar work 10 minutes more.
(c) SB has been talking to Gar for more than ten minutes.
(d) Gar is in hiding.

5. 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 has studied Burke.
(b) Private Gar wishes to see the queen of France.
(c) Private Gar is fond of Burke.
(d) Private Gar is warning public Gar against getting caught up in memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Master Boyle’s advice?

2. What do private and public Gar do together after Madge leaves in Episode 1?

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

4. What does Madge bring in from the scullery in Episode 1?

5. Where do the O’Donnells live?

(see the answer key)

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