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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Owen states that every Dubh in Irish has been translated to what in English?
(a) Duff.
(b) Drury.
(c) Dune.
(d) Dub.

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

3. Yolland tells Manus that the soldiers got a crate of what from Dublin in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Cherries.
(b) Apples.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Peaches.

4. What does Hugh tell Owen and Yolland that Anna na mBreag means in English?
(a) Anna of the Lies.
(b) Anna of the Village.
(c) Anna of the Crown.
(d) Anna with curly hair.

5. How much time has passed between Act 1 and Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Two years.
(b) A few months.
(c) A few days.
(d) Six weeks.

6. What does Yolland say the private core of Ireland would always be to him, even if he lived there?
(a) Incorrect.
(b) Backwards.
(c) Hermetic.
(d) Obscure.

7. Who comes running in looking for Manus in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Owen.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Maire.
(d) Doalty.

8. Which character does Hugh say is not coming back to classes because she can now write her name?
(a) Nora Dan.
(b) Sarah O'Neill.
(c) Seania Beag.
(d) Susan O'Ross.

9. Sarah's community considers her to be which of the following?
(a) Blind.
(b) Paralyzed.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Dumb.

10. What is Lieutenant Yolland's first name?
(a) Paul.
(b) George.
(c) Michael.
(d) Andrew.

11. What does Yolland say that his father believes is just about to happen in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The Apocalypse.
(b) Irish-English War.
(c) Imperialization.
(d) The Revolution.

12. Yolland asks Owen how long Manus has been what in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Stubborn.
(b) Married.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Lame.

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

14. What is the salary Manus is offered at the new hedge school in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) 30 pounds a year.
(b) 50 pounds a year.
(c) 42 pounds a year.
(d) 25 pounds a year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Doalty, there are two men up the road looking for whom in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What is the one word that Jimmy knows in English?

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

4. Who does Yolland mention talking about Apollo with Manus in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What language does Maire say she knows better than English?

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