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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the O’Donnells live?

2. Who are the Gallagher girls?

3. Who is SB O'Donnell?

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

5. What does Boyle give Gar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gar respond to Katie's realization the night they were planning their wedding?

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

3. What does the flashback that captures the night when Katie and public Gar planned their marriage reveal about Katie’s objections?

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

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

6. What does private Gar suggest that Maire was unhappy about in her marriage?

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

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

9. Why did Gar not finish college?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of SB in terms of his obsession with the shop and his reticence where his son is concerned.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on tragicomic features in the play. What is the effect of narrating failures, missed opportunities and missed relationships in a way that is farcical rather than tragic?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of dream and compare it with the feeble plans Gar makes to make them come true.

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