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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Episode 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happy news does Madge share with Gar in Episode 1?
(a) SB has decided to reduce her work.
(b) Her niece has given birth to a girl.
(c) She is changing jobs.
(d) She has been given a raise.

2. In Episode 2, what do Gar's friends recall from the previous year?
(a) They recall the carnival.
(b) They recall the holidays.
(c) They recall the county fair.
(d) They recall the annual parade.

3. Why is private Gar infuriated by SB’s routine talk about work?
(a) Gar is leaving the next morning, yet SB has nothing to say about it.
(b) SB pays him less than due.
(c) SB asks him not to go.
(d) SB does not pay him.

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

5. Why does Ned give Gar his belt?
(a) Ned believes Gar needs a belt to fit in with the businessmen in U.S.
(b) Gar asked Ned to purchase a belt.
(c) Gar does not have a belt.
(d) Ned believes Gar may have to defend himself against the 'Yankees' in the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gar go the night before he is to leave Ireland?

2. What does Boyle mean when he advises Gar to be one hundred percent American?

3. Why does private Gar say that public Gar would make a great president of the United States?

4. How does Ben Burton perceive the United States?

5. What does Aunt Lizzy have to say about SB?

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