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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Owen say that where the priest lives, Lis na Muc, has been translated to in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Swinefort.
(b) Cliff of Liston.
(c) Green Hill.
(d) Bowling Green.

2. What is the Irish word for "black"?
(a) Tra.
(b) Nair.
(c) Oban.
(d) Dubh.

3. What is Jimmy's nickname?
(a) Old Man.
(b) Child Genius.
(c) Homer.
(d) Infant Prodigy.

4. At what pub does Sarah tell Manus that Hugh is in Act 1?
(a) Con Connie Tim's.
(b) Anna na mBreag's.
(c) McDonnelley's.
(d) Gracie's.

5. What is the name of the group who are conducting the land surveys?
(a) The Royal Engineers.
(b) The Engineers of the Crown.
(c) The Royal Land Surveyers.
(d) The Royal Military.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose baby was christened in the morning of Act 1?

2. Yolland claims in Act 2, Scene 1 that his father was born the very day that what fell?

3. In Act 1, Jimmy ask Manus who he would choose between whose three daughters?

4. What does Manus offer Maire when she asks for water in Act 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Owen upon his first entrance in Act 1. What is everyone's reaction to seeing him?

2. Discuss Sarah's relationship to the theme of language in the play.

3. How much time passes between Act 1 and Act 2? What is taking place at the beginning of Act 2?

4. What does Yolland tell Owen about Maire in Act 2?

5. Describe Sarah's character. What is her relationship to Manus?

6. What does Yolland ask Owen about his living in Ireland in Act 2? What is Owen's initial response?

7. What does Maire tell Manus about America in Act 1? What is his reply?

8. What is taking place as Act 1 begins? Where does Act 1 take place?

9. What interaction occurs between Manus and Maire regarding last night in Act 1?

10. How is the "date" arranged between Yolland and Maire in Act 2?

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