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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. Who can hear private Gar?
(a) Madge and SB can hear him.
(b) Public Gar can hear him.
(c) SB can hear him.
(d) Madge can hear him.

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

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

4. 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) SB has decided to reduce her work.
(d) She is changing jobs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gar’s and Katie’s plan?

2. What does Madge bring in from the scullery in Episode 1?

3. What do private and public Gar do together after Madge leaves in Episode 1?

4. In the flashback with Katie, what does Katie ask Gar to do?

5. Why does Gar say that Boyle may have been his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How realistic is private Gar’s pretense about public Gar being employed by the owner of the biggest chain of hotels?

2. Who makes the decision to tell Katie’s parents about their plan to get married? Do they tell them? Why?

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

4. What does Madge mean when she says, “A body couldn’t get a word in edge-ways with you two" (30)?

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

6. When does private Gar taunt public Gar with memories of Katie and why?

7. Why does private Gar question public Gar whether the latter understands the implications of his decision to leave?

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

9. Why does public Gar always assume a surly gruffness when speaking to his father?

10. What is Boyle’s parting advice to Gar?

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