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

2. In the flashback with Katie, why does Gar not do as he is asked by Katie?
(a) He is afraid.
(b) He wants to speak with SB first.
(c) He changes his mind.
(d) He believes that Katie’s marriage to Francis is fixed.

3. Who is Katie?
(a) Katie is Gar’s friend whom he almost married.
(b) Katie is Maire’s sister.
(c) Katie is Madge’s niece.
(d) Katie is SB’s employee.

4. 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) SB has been talking to Gar for more than ten minutes.
(d) Gar is in hiding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gar’s full name?

2. What has Gar been doing all day long on his final day in Ireland?

3. Why did Gar not go to college?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When does Katie marry Francis? How does private Gar console public Gar?

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

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

6. Who is Master Boyle? How is he different from SB?

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

8. How does Madge interpret SB’s silence as his son plans to leave?

9. What does public Gar mean when he says “on my last day with him he got ten minutes’ overtime out of my hide” (2)?

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

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