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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Gar?
(a) He is 25.
(b) He is 19.
(c) He is 40.
(d) He is 20.

2. What was Gar’s and Katie’s plan?
(a) They planned to get engaged at Christmas and marry at Easter.
(b) They planned to get married at once.
(c) They planned to get SB to support their decision.
(d) They planned to elope together.

3. What does Boyle ask of Gar once he is in Philadelphia?
(a) He asks Gar to write to him.
(b) He asks Gar to look out for newspapers that may be interested in publishing his poems.
(c) He asks Gar to look for a job for him.
(d) He asks Gar to speak to Lizzy about him.

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) Gar is in hiding.
(c) SB has been talking to Gar for more than ten minutes.
(d) SB has made Gar work 10 minutes more.

5. What, according to private Gar, is the difference between Ireland and the United States?
(a) One is Gar's homeland, the other is a new place.
(b) One is the land of customs and conventions and the other is one of materialism.
(c) One is Catholic, the other is Protestant.
(d) One is full of mystery, the other is not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is SB’s question to Gar when he comes in for tea?

2. What has Gar been doing all day long on his final day in Ireland?

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

4. Why do public and private Gar sing "Philadelpha, here I come" together after Boyle leaves, in Episode 1 (36)?

5. Why does Boyle ask Gar for money?

(see the answer key)

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