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

2. Who is the youngest in the group of Gar's friends?

3. Why does Aunt Lizzy say, "Typical Irish" (47)?

4. Why does Aunt Lizzy want Gar to come?

5. Who are Gar's friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lizzy say in her letter?

2. Who are Gar's friends?

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

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

5. Why does Madge have an outburst seeing SB after Gar has left for the pub?

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

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

8. In Episode 2, when does public Gar really give vent to his frustration with his life in Ireland?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how effective the flashbacks are in the play. Do they recreate the past more vividly than other techniques?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Gar’s friends and their reaction to Gar’s impending departure. Are his friends part of the situation Gar wishes to escape?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the role of substitute mothers in the play. Does Gareth seek maternal love through his actions? Support your position with evidence from the play.

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