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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 kind of hair is Maire described as having?
(a) Straight.
(b) Long.
(c) Curly.
(d) Red.

2. What language does Maire say she knows better than English?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Greek.
(d) Latin.

3. What is going mad from the heat in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The cattle.
(b) The sheep.
(c) The chickens.
(d) The shepherds.

4. What does Owen say is the Irish word for "bottom" in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Croc.
(b) Nair.
(c) Bairn.
(d) Bun.

5. In what Irish County does the play take place?
(a) Donegal.
(b) Caffrey.
(c) McManus.
(d) Cork.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was found drowned in the well at Tobair Vree?

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

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

4. Poteen is a type of what?

5. Yolland states in Act 2, Scene 1 that "Your Irish air has made me" what?

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