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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. Why does private Gar taunt public Gar about his decision to leave for Philadelphia?

2. Who owns Emperor Hotel?

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

4. Why does Aunt Lizzy want Gar to come?

5. Where does Gar go the night before he is to leave Ireland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who are Gar's friends?

7. Who is Ben Burton?

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

9. What does Lizzy say in her letter?

10. How did Ben Burton help Lizzy and Con?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The passage of time and the need to cope with change affects every character in the play. Explore how different characters respond to time and change and the consequences of those responses.

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

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

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