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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 20.
(c) She was 19 and he was 30.
(d) She was 19 and he was 40.

3. In the flashback with Katie, what is Katie’s concern?
(a) She is worried SB would not approve of her marriage to Gar.
(b) She is worried her father would not approve of her marriage to Gar.
(c) She thinks Gar does not make enough to support both of them.
(d) She is worried that she wont get a job.

4. 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 an old newspaper in the suitcase.
(d) There is a photo in the suitcase.

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

6. 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 roleplay and fantasize their escape from Ireland.
(d) They discuss SB.

7. What does Boyle mean when he advises Gar to be one hundred percent American?
(a) He asks Gar to not look back at his past.
(b) He wants Gar to learn American fads.
(c) He wants Gar to become an American citizen.
(d) He wants Gar to return an American.

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

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

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

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

12. 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 visiting her niece.
(d) She is talking to SB.

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

14. Why does Gar say that Boyle may have been his father?
(a) Boyle is related to Gar.
(b) Boyle is a father figure to Gar.
(c) Boyle loved his mother a long time back. Had they married, Boyle would have been Gar's father.
(d) Boyle is the same age as his father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boyle ask of Gar once he is in Philadelphia?

2. Who is Katie?

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

4. How much does SB owe Gar?

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

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