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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. How does Madge greet Aunt Lizzy?

2. Why does Ben Burton correct Aunt Lizzy?

3. What is the name of the chapel in which Maire got married?

4. What does Katie remind Gar about in their conversation in Episode 2?

5. Why does Ned give Gar his belt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Lizzy say in her letter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What, according to Lizzy, is the difference between Ireland and the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, elaborate upon the relationship between public and private Gar and SB O’Donnell.

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