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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ben Burton perceive the United States?
(a) Ben Burton thinks the U.S. is better than most places.
(b) Ben Burton thinks the U.S. is not as good as Ireland.
(c) For Ben Burton, the U.S. is just another place to live in, like Ireland.
(d) Ben Burton thinks the U.S. is the best place to live in.

2. Where is SB when Aunt Lizzy visits?
(a) SB is in his store when Aunt Lizzy visits.
(b) SB is at home when Aunt Lizzy visits.
(c) SB is away attenting Katie's marriage when Aunt Lizzy visits.
(d) SB is travelling when Aunt Lizzy visits.

3. What is the name of the chapel in which Maire got married?
(a) Maire got married in Dublin chapel.
(b) Maire got married in Balleybeg chapel.
(c) Maire got married in Bailtefree chapel.
(d) Maire got married in Stockton chapel.

4. Why does Gar go where he does the night before he leaves Ireland?
(a) He wants to check on Master Boyle.
(b) He wants to take SB there.
(c) He wants to get a drink.
(d) He wants to chat with his friends.

5. What was Con's work in his first job?
(a) He helped run a hotel.
(b) He joined politics.
(c) He moved packing cases.
(d) He helped with construction.

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

7. Why does private Gar say that public Gar would make a great president of the United States?
(a) Private Gar is trying to cajole pubic Gar out of his despondent mood by imagining a bright future.
(b) Private Gar thinks an Irishman should become president.
(c) Private Gar believes Gar will be president.
(d) Private Gar does not think highly of presidents.

8. What do private and public Gar do when public Gar produces documents from a drawer?
(a) They go through the documents to relive the past.
(b) They try to see if there are some old photographs among the documents.
(c) They pack the documents in the suitcase.
(d) They check if his travel documents are in order.

9. In Episode 2, why does Gar say to Katie that he is free?
(a) He believes Katie has to do what her father plans for her, but he does not.
(b) He believes Katie does not have the courage to break free, but he does.
(c) He believes Katie is stuck in her marriage whereas he is not.
(d) He believes that Katie is stuck in Ireland whereas he is free to leave it.

10. When did Aunt Lizzy and Uncle Conal visit Ireland?
(a) They visited on October 10.
(b) They visited on August 31.
(c) They visited on November 1.
(d) They visited on September 8.

11. Where does Gar go the night before he is to leave Ireland?
(a) Gar goes to the church the night before he is to leave Ireland.
(b) Gar goes to the school the night before he is to leave Ireland.
(c) Gar goes to the park the night before he is to leave Ireland.
(d) Gar goes to the pub the night before he is to leave Ireland.

12. What does Aunt Lizzy have to say about Gar's concern expressed in an earlier letter?
(a) She asks him to not bother about paying her back.
(b) She says that his salary will be higher in Philadelphia.
(c) She asks him to forget Ireland.
(d) She asks him to introduce her to Katie.

13. How did Ben Burton help Lizzy and Con?
(a) He sent them their air tickets.
(b) He gave them an apartment and meals until Con found a job.
(c) He helped Con set up his business.
(d) He helped Lizzy and Con return to ireland.

14. What is the Emperor Hotel?
(a) The Emperor Hotel is where Gar will start working in Philadelphia.
(b) The Emperor Hotel is the hotel that Lizzy and Con stay at.
(c) The Emperor Hotel is where Lizzy will start working in Philadelphia.
(d) The Emperor Hotel is where Gar will stay in Philadelphia.

15. What does Lizzy recall during her visit to Ireland?
(a) She recalls Maire's marriage to SB.
(b) She recalls her old friends.
(c) She recalls Gar as a baby.
(d) She recalls the church she got married in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like the day Maire and SB got married?

2. What do the Gar's friends talk about in Episode 2?

3. What is the significance of the day Aunt Lizzy and Uncle Conal visited Gar?

4. Who owns Emperor Hotel?

5. Who are Gar's friends?

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