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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. Owen tells Yolland in Act 2, Scene 1, "You can learn to _____ us."
(a) Decode.
(b) Undermine.
(c) Become.
(d) Understand.

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

3. Who translates for Captain Lancey when he comes to the school?
(a) Michael.
(b) Owen.
(c) Manus.
(d) Hugh.

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

5. Who had asked Manus to write to her sister in Act 1?
(a) Biddy Hanna.
(b) Ginny O'Flaherty.
(c) Biddy O'Shea.
(d) Mama Donnelly.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The Irish word "Druim" means what in English?

4. Hugh states that the parish priest in a worthy man but barely what in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What does Yolland's father do for a living?

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