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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two, Scene Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Maire say initially in English when speaking to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Water.
(b) Sea.
(c) River.
(d) House.

2. How many years has it been since they've had a hot summer, according to Owen in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Forty.
(b) A hundred.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fifty.

3. What is the Irish word for "beach"?
(a) Dubh.
(b) Bahn.
(c) Nair.
(d) Tra.

4. Maire says that Yolland's hands are what in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Hard.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Strong.
(d) Soft.

5. Which character does Hugh say is not coming back to classes because she can now write her name?
(a) Susan O'Ross.
(b) Sarah O'Neill.
(c) Nora Dan.
(d) Seania Beag.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Doalty, there are two men up the road looking for whom in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Who is the Kerry politician that Maire talks about in Act 1?

3. What does Yolland say he never thinks of himself as in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. In what languages is Jimmy fluent (in addition to Irish)?

5. What does Yolland say that his father believes is just about to happen in Act 2, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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