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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 is the Irish word for "river" as stated in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Bunh.
(b) Abha.
(c) Nair.
(d) Croc.

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) Twenty.
(c) A hundred.
(d) Fifty.

3. In what language does Maire attempt to speak to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) French.
(b) Greek.
(c) German.
(d) Latin.

4. Whose name does Sarah call out when she exits in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Manus'.
(b) Yolland's.
(c) Owen's.
(d) Hugh's.

5. What place does Yolland speak of first to Maire in attempting Irish in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Loch an Iubhair.
(b) Bun na hAbhann.
(c) Dubh Carraig.
(d) Mullach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Yolland's father get him a job?

2. What is the big machine the British soldiers take everywhere with them?

3. In what Irish County does the play take place?

4. What name does Yolland mistakenly call Owen for much of the play?

5. What name of a place does Maire correct Yolland in saying in Act 2, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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