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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about leaving Ireland appeals to Gar?
(a) He wants to leave his friends.
(b) He wants to leave Katie.
(c) He wishes to not be answerable to anybody and to be rid of any sentimental feelings about his homeland and his past.
(d) He wants to leave the shop.

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

3. What is the significance of the day Aunt Lizzy and Uncle Conal visited Gar?
(a) They visited on the same day that Gar decided to join his father's business.
(b) They visited on the same day that Katie married Francis King.
(c) They visited on the same day that Gar decides to marry Katie.
(d) They visited on the same day that SB married Maire.

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

5. What is Gar's first response when Con and Lizzy invite him to Philadelphia?
(a) He says he has work in Ireland.
(b) He says he has other plans.
(c) Initially, he says he will think about it.
(d) He says he would love to go.

6. Who is the sponsorship paper from?
(a) The sponsorship letter is from SB.
(b) The sponsorship letter is from Conal Sweeney, Aunt Lizzy's husband.
(c) The sponsorship letter is from Aunt Lizzy.
(d) The sponsorship letter is from Ben Burton.

7. How far is the Emperor Hotel from Aunt Lizzy's apartment?
(a) It is 20 minutes away.
(b) It is 40 minutes away.
(c) It is 30 minutes away.
(d) It is 5 minutes away.

8. Why is private Gar sceptical about public Gar's declared plans to Katie in the pub in Episode 2?
(a) Public Gar never plans well.
(b) There are no night schools in Philadlephia.
(c) Public Gar hates medicine and law.
(d) Gar could not pass even a course in fine arts. So his ambition to study medicine or law is unrealistic.

9. In Episode 2, what does public Gar do once Boyle leaves?
(a) He goes out for a walk.
(b) He starts packing his clothes.
(c) He chats with Madge.
(d) He goes to sleep.

10. Who seems to be the leader of the pack of Gar's friends?
(a) Gar seems to be the leader of the group.
(b) Ned seems to be the leader of the group.
(c) Tom seems to be the leader of the group.
(d) Joe seems to be the leader of the group.

11. Who is Ben Burton?
(a) Ben Burton is a friend of Boyle.
(b) Ben Burton is a friend of SB.
(c) Ben Burton is a friend of Gar.
(d) Ben Burton is a friend of Lizzy and Con.

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

13. Why does Aunt Lizzy say, "Typical Irish" (47)?
(a) Aunt Lizzy describes SB as typical Irish.
(b) When Gar says he would think about it, Aunt Lizzy finds the remark typical Irish.
(c) Aunt Lizzy describes herself as typical Irish.
(d) Aunt Lizzy describes Con as typical Irish.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gar ask his father to say something in Episode 2?

2. What does Katie remind Gar about in their conversation in Episode 2?

3. What do private and public Gar do when public Gar produces documents from a drawer?

4. What is the name of the chapel in which Maire got married?

5. What additional piece of information about his plans does Gar share with Katie at the pub in Episode 2?

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