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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 is Gar's first response when Con and Lizzy invite him to Philadelphia?

2. What is the significance of the day Aunt Lizzy and Uncle Conal visited Gar?

3. Who owns Emperor Hotel?

4. How far is the Emperor Hotel from Aunt Lizzy's apartment?

5. What travel documents do private and public Gar check?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Gar's friends?

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

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

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

5. Where do public and private Gar plan to go later that night in Episode 2?

6. What does Lizzy say in her letter?

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

8. Who is Ben Burton?

9. How did Ben Burton help Lizzy and Con?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are the different emotions that are brought out when the past is evoked? Describe in detail the difference in the way the past is viewed by public and private Gar.

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