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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Gar been doing all day long on his final day in Ireland?
(a) He has been visiting his friends.
(b) He has been talking to SB.
(c) He has been fishing.
(d) He has been packing flour bags.

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

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

4. 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 if Gar wants to change his plans.
(c) He asks how many coils of barbed wire had come in the mail van.
(d) He asks where Madge was.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is Boyle's worry?
(a) He misses Maire.
(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 is worried about Gar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gar not go to college?

2. What is Master Boyle’s advice?

3. Why is private Gar infuriated by SB’s routine talk about work?

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

5. Who can hear private Gar?

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