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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. How old is Jimmy?
(a) His fifties.
(b) His forties.
(c) His sixties.
(d) His thirties.

2. Where did Yolland's father get him a job?
(a) The Army.
(b) The British Crown.
(c) The English roadworkers.
(d) East India Company.

3. In what language does Hugh write poetry?
(a) Greek.
(b) English.
(c) Latin.
(d) Irish.

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

5. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that her English is what?
(a) Wrong.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Improper.
(d) Hilarious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had asked Manus to write to her sister in Act 1?

2. Yolland tells Manus that the soldiers got a crate of what from Dublin in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Maire says to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2, "Tu es centurio in - in - in _____ Britannico."

4. What language does Hugh speak in as he descends the stairs in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What does Doalty say that Jimmy knows the first book of by heart in Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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