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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. How does Ben Burton perceive the United States?
(a) Ben Burton thinks the U.S. is not as good as Ireland.
(b) Ben Burton thinks the U.S. is better than most places.
(c) Ben Burton thinks the U.S. is the best place to live in.
(d) For Ben Burton, the U.S. is just another place to live in, like Ireland.

2. What is the significance of the day Aunt Lizzy and Uncle Conal visited Gar?
(a) They visited on the same day that SB married Maire.
(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 Gar decided to join his father's business.

3. What additional piece of information about his plans does Gar share with Katie at the pub in Episode 2?
(a) He says he will return soon.
(b) He says he will miss her in Philadelphia.
(c) He says he is scared of flying.
(d) He says he may go to night school in Philadelphia.

4. How does Katie respond to Gar's outburst in Episode 2?
(a) Katie observes that things were not that bad in Ireland.
(b) Katie says that Gar should marry and settle down.
(c) Katie says that this would not have happened if they had married.
(d) Katie says that Gar will miss Ireland as well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Episode 2, what do Gar's friends recall from the previous year?

2. Who seems to be the leader of the pack of Gar's friends?

3. What is Patrick Palinakis' nationality?

4. What had Gar mentioned in his earlier letter to Aunt Lizzy?

5. In Episode 2, why does Gar say to Katie that he is free?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does public Gar appeal to his father, asking him to “say something” (70)?

2. What does Ned give Gar as he leaves and why?

3. How did Ben Burton help Lizzy and Con?

4. Who are Gar's friends?

5. What does Lizzy mean by her remark “typical Irish” (47)?

6. What likely makes public Gar accept Lizzy’s offer?

7. What does Lizzy describe in the flashback in Episode 2?

8. Why is SB not able to meet Lizzy and Con when they visit Ireland?

9. What do public and private Gar check after Boyle leaves?

10. What do Gar's friends talk about in Episode 2?

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