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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Manus suggest Owen get to fix the banister in Act 3?
(a) Yolland.
(b) Lancey.
(c) Big Ned Frank.
(d) Sean O'Connell.

2. What does Maire remark about Yolland's arms in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) They are muscular.
(b) They are long and thin.
(c) They are dark.
(d) They are stong and lean.

3. From where is the new head master in the new school in Act 3?
(a) Cork.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Caffrey.
(d) London.

4. Maire tells Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2, "Listen to me. I want you too, ____."
(a) Soldier.
(b) George.
(c) Michael.
(d) Yolland.

5. In Act 3, what does Manus suggest Owen bake for his father?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Soda bread.
(d) Crumpets.

6. In what language does Maire attempt to speak to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Latin.
(b) German.
(c) Greek.
(d) French.

7. Who came out of his house in his underwear shouting at the soldiers, "You hoors you!" in Act 3?
(a) Sean Casey.
(b) Hugh.
(c) Jimmy Jack.
(d) Barney Petey.

8. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that her English is what?
(a) Hilarious.
(b) Improper.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Wrong.

9. Where does Manus tell Owen his father's clean socks are in Act 3?
(a) Under the dresser.
(b) In the drawer.
(c) On his nightstand.
(d) The butter box.

10. In Act 3, from where are the men to whom Manus tells Owen that he'll write as soon as he can in Act 3?
(a) The national school.
(b) Ca na Bhurn.
(c) Inis Meadhon.
(d) The British Army.

11. Who can't reply their name when questioned by Lancey in Act 3?
(a) Manus.
(b) Doalty.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Owen.

12. What did Hugh call the soldiers outside the pub in Act 3?
(a) Inhuman.
(b) Visigoths.
(c) Heathens.
(d) Monsters.

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

14. Maire speaks in English in Act 2, Scene 2, saying, "In Norfolk we besport ourselves around the ____."
(a) River.
(b) Pond.
(c) Maypole.
(d) Convent.

15. What name of a place does Maire correct Yolland in saying in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Lis na nGradh.
(b) Tor.
(c) Loch na Iubhar.
(d) Machaire Buidhe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Maire ask Yolland for the meaning of in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Maire's aunt who taught her the one line of English she knows?

3. Manus paid for his books with the money he got from selling what?

4. Whose boat does Doalty tell Owen he saw at port last night in Act 3?

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

(see the answer keys)

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