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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Boyle ask Gar for money?
(a) Canon does not pay him his salary.
(b) Gar owes him money.
(c) He is planning to travel as well.
(d) Boyle is an alcoholic and needs money constantly.

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

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

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

5. Who is Katie?
(a) Katie is Gar’s friend whom he almost married.
(b) Katie is SB’s employee.
(c) Katie is Madge’s niece.
(d) Katie is Maire’s sister.

6. Who is SB O'Donnell?
(a) He is Madge's husband
(b) He is Gar's uncle.
(c) He is Gar's father.
(d) He is Lizzy's brother.

7. In the flashback with Katie, what does Katie ask Gar to do?
(a) She asks him to get her parents’ permission to marry the next week.
(b) She asks him to speak to SB about their plans.
(c) She asks him to make arrangements for their wedding.
(d) She asks him to meet Francis King.

8. In the flashback with Katie, why does Gar not do as he is asked by Katie?
(a) He wants to speak with SB first.
(b) He changes his mind.
(c) He believes that Katie’s marriage to Francis is fixed.
(d) He is afraid.

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

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

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

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

13. What is Madge doing when the play opens?
(a) She is cleaning Gar's shirts.
(b) She is laying the table for tea.
(c) She is talking to SB.
(d) She is visiting her niece.

14. How much does SB owe Gar?
(a) He owes him 10 shillings.
(b) He owes him 10 pounds.
(c) He owes him 5 pounds.
(d) He owes 3 pounds and 15 shillings.

15. What is SB’s question to Gar when he comes in for tea?
(a) He asks how much Gar has to be paid.
(b) He asks how many coils of barbed wire had come in the mail van.
(c) He asks where Madge was.
(d) He asks if Gar wants to change his plans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Madge defend SB’s silence?

3. What is Boyle's worry?

4. In the flashback with Katie, what are Gar’s plans for bringing in more income?

5. What does public Gar mean when he says “he got ten minutes’ overtime out of my hide” (2)?

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