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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Master Boyle’s advice?
(a) He asks Gar to forget Ireland.
(b) He asks Gar to remember his friends in Ireland.
(c) He asks Gar to remember his father
(d) He asks Gar to return when possible.

2. What does Madge bring in from the scullery in Episode 1?
(a) She brings in an old suitcase.
(b) She brings some photos.
(c) She brings some cooking pans.
(d) She brings some books.

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

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

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

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

7. What is the significance of the item Gar finds in his suitcase?
(a) It carries news about SB.
(b) It has news about Maire.
(c) It was printed on the day SB and Maire got married.
(d) It has news about Ireland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Why do public and private Gar sing "Philadelpha, here I come" together after Boyle leaves, in Episode 1 (36)?
(a) Boyle wants to hear the song.
(b) SB tries to stop Gar from leaving.
(c) Public Gar is caught up in emotions as Boyle leaves and as he remembers Katie. Private Gar makes him focus on the future by singing together.
(d) It is almost time for the flight when Boyle leaves.

15. What is Boyle's worry?
(a) He is worried about Gar.
(b) He is worried that the priest Canon O'Bryne may sack him.
(c) He is worried his poems are not going to become famous.
(d) He misses Maire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the ages of Maire and SB when they married?

2. In the flashback with Katie, why does Gar not do as he is asked by Katie?

3. What is Madge doing when the play opens?

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)?

5. Where do the O’Donnells live?

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