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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. In what year does Yolland say his father was born in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1785.
(d) 1777.

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

3. In Act 1, Jimmy ask Manus who he would choose between whose three daughters?
(a) Dionysus'.
(b) Homer's.
(c) Zeus'.
(d) Thor's.

4. What is the one word that Jimmy knows in English?
(a) Apple.
(b) Bosom.
(c) Three.
(d) Maypole.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Doalty carrying when he enters in Act 1?

3. What is the Irish word for "river" as stated in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Where are the living-quarters of the headmaster and his son?

5. Of what female does Jimmy speak to Manus from his reading in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Owen's not correcting Yolland on his name relates to the mapping progress in Act 2.

2. What does Sarah give to Manus in Act 1? What is his reaction?

3. Who are Jimmy and Hugh? What are their characteristics?

4. Where is Hugh in the beginning of Act 1? How does the reader find this out? What does this lead Manus to do?

5. What happens in Act 2 that leads up to Yolland realizing Owen's real name?

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

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

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

9. What exposition does Yolland reveal regarding his past in Act 2?

10. Describe the character of Bridget. What is her relationship to Doalty?

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