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

2. What do private and public Gar do together after Madge leaves in Episode 1?
(a) They decide to take the day off.
(b) They get into a fight.
(c) They discuss SB.
(d) They roleplay and fantasize their escape from Ireland.

3. In the flashback with Katie, what does Katie ask Gar to do?
(a) She asks him to get her parents’ permission to marry the next week.
(b) She asks him to make arrangements for their wedding.
(c) She asks him to speak to SB about their plans.
(d) She asks him to meet Francis King.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who can hear private Gar?

2. What is Madge doing when the play opens?

3. Where do the O’Donnells live?

4. Why does Boyle ask Gar for money?

5. What is Gar’s full name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Gar not finish college?

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

3. Does SB discuss public Gar’s plans and Philadelphia on his last night at home?

4. What is in the suitcase Madge brings in and what is its significance?

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

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

7. In what way are the reactions of private and public Gar different as they remember Katie?

8. Why is public Gar shaken after Boyle leaves?

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

10. Who is Madge and how old is she?

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