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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hugh tell Maire he will teach her in the end of the play?
(a) Latin.
(b) Greek.
(c) Irish history.
(d) English.

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

3. In Act 2, Scene 2, Maire wonders whether her aunt taught her something which is what?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Mean.
(c) Funny.
(d) Senseless.

4. What does Maire stoop down and pick up to show Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A rock.
(b) A twig.
(c) A leaf.
(d) Clay.

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

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

7. Yolland says to Maire in Act 2, Scene 2, "Of course I know you're _____."
(a) Irish.
(b) Maire.
(c) With Owen.
(d) With Manus.

8. What does Maire say must be wet in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The grass.
(b) The trees.
(c) The bushes.
(d) The rocks.

9. When is Jimmy getting married in Act 3?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) St. Patrick's Day.
(d) Halloween.

10. What does Manus say he had in his hand when he went looking for Yolland in Act 3?
(a) A gun.
(b) A stone.
(c) A stick.
(d) Nothing.

11. To whom does Jimmy say he's getting married in Act 3?
(a) Helen.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Athene.
(d) Electra.

12. What else is the new head master at the new school skilled at in Act 3?
(a) Farming.
(b) Baking.
(c) Bacon curing.
(d) Fishing.

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

14. Where does Sarah say she lives in Act 3?
(a) Druim Dubh.
(b) Cra na hMarhan.
(c) Baille Baeg.
(d) Bun na hAbhann.

15. What does Yolland do to try to make himself be understood by Maire in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Speaks loudly.
(b) Speaks Latin.
(c) Speaks Irish.
(d) Speaks German.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Maire says in Act 2, Scene 2 that the leap across what nearly killed her?

3. In Act 3, what does Manus suggest Owen bake for his father?

4. What does Yolland say he's made up his mind to do in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Sarah enters and sees what in the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

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