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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does public Gar mean when he says “he got ten minutes’ overtime out of my hide” (2)?
(a) SB worked ten minutes more.
(b) SB has made Gar work 10 minutes more.
(c) Gar is in hiding.
(d) SB has been talking to Gar for more than ten minutes.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Where do the O’Donnells live?
(a) They live in Wales.
(b) They live in London, UK
(c) They live in Ballybeg, Ireland.
(d) They live in Dublin, Ireland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the flashback with Katie, what is Katie’s concern?

2. What is Gar’s full name?

3. What happy news does Madge share with Gar in Episode 1?

4. What was Gar’s and Katie’s plan?

5. What, according to private Gar, is the difference between Ireland and the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does private Gar suggest that Maire was unhappy about in her marriage?

2. How does private Gar try to bring out the difference between public Gar and SB?

3. How does private Gar encourage public Gar in his plans?

4. What does the flashback that captures the night when Katie and public Gar planned their marriage reveal about Katie’s objections?

5. What was the age difference between Gar’s mother and father?

6. What is Boyle’s gift to Gar as he prepares to leave? What does he ask for?

7. What is SB’s nightly routine? Why does private Gar mock him for it?

8. How do Boyle’s words guide Gar on how to deal with the past and with his identity?

9. How does Gar respond to Katie's realization the night they were planning their wedding?

10. What is the significance of private Gar’s observation, “it’s all about to begin. It’s all over” (3)?

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