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

2. What is the big machine the British soldiers take everywhere with them?
(a) Thondosite.
(b) Intrerjector.
(c) Theodolite.
(d) Projector.

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

4. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that he sees her feeding what every day?
(a) Her dog.
(b) The sheep.
(c) Brown hens.
(d) The cows.

5. What does Yolland's father do for a living?
(a) Builds houses.
(b) Works for the military.
(c) Is an architect.
(d) Builds roads.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maire says that Yolland's hands are what in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What does Manus tell Owen he should hide before their father comes downstairs in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Owen says to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 1 that Manus doesn't have enough money to do what?

4. What is the Irish word for "black"?

5. Owen states that every Dubh in Irish has been translated to what in English?

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