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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. Why does private Gar say that public Gar would make a great president of the United States?
(a) Private Gar does not think highly of presidents.
(b) Private Gar thinks an Irishman should become president.
(c) Private Gar believes Gar will be president.
(d) Private Gar is trying to cajole pubic Gar out of his despondent mood by imagining a bright future.

2. Where does Gar go the night before he is to leave Ireland?
(a) Gar goes to the park the night before he is to leave Ireland.
(b) Gar goes to the pub the night before he is to leave Ireland.
(c) Gar goes to the church the night before he is to leave Ireland.
(d) Gar goes to the school the night before he is to leave Ireland.

3. Who is Ben Burton?
(a) Ben Burton is a friend of SB.
(b) Ben Burton is a friend of Gar.
(c) Ben Burton is a friend of Boyle.
(d) Ben Burton is a friend of Lizzy and Con.

4. What does Aunt Lizzy have to say about Gar's concern expressed in an earlier letter?
(a) She asks him to forget Ireland.
(b) She asks him to introduce her to Katie.
(c) She says that his salary will be higher in Philadelphia.
(d) She asks him to not bother about paying her back.

5. How far is the Emperor Hotel from Aunt Lizzy's apartment?
(a) It is 5 minutes away.
(b) It is 30 minutes away.
(c) It is 20 minutes away.
(d) It is 40 minutes away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aunt Lizzy differentiate the Gallagher girls from the O'Donnells?

2. Why do Katie's words "It isn't as bad as that" echo in Gar's mind (71)?

3. Why does Aunt Lizzy want Gar to come?

4. Who owns Emperor Hotel?

5. What is the Emperor Hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Ben Burton?

3. When does Aunt Lizzy say Gar will start working and where?

4. How did Ben Burton help Lizzy and Con?

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

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

7. What does Katie remind Gar of in Episode 2?

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

9. Why does private Gar interrogate public Gar after the flashback in Episode 2?

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

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