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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Manus offer Maire when she asks for water in Act 1?
(a) Milk.
(b) Wine.
(c) Water.
(d) Tea.

2. How much money does Hugh ask Owen to borrow in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Three pence.
(b) Half a crown.
(c) Sixpense.
(d) One crown.

3. When does Maire say her passage money for America came?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Yesterday.
(c) Last Friday.
(d) Thursday.

4. 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) Fifty.
(d) Twenty.

5. What does Maire's last name mean?
(a) Red-haired.
(b) Curly-haired.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Strong-willed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the new national school being built in the play?

2. What is going mad from the heat in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Hugh notes that Owen should address himself to what regarding the poteen in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What is the salary Manus is offered at the new hedge school in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. In what language is Jimmy reading at the beginning of Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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