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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. How much later is Act 3 than Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The next year.
(b) The next evening.
(c) The next month.
(d) The next week.

2. What color dress did Sarah wear at the dance?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

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

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

5. What did Jimmy shout at the soldiers outside the pub in Act 3?
(a) Heathens.
(b) Visigoths.
(c) Thermopylae.
(d) Trojans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Manus suggest Owen get to fix the banister in Act 3?

2. What does Yolland do to try to make himself be understood by Maire in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Where does Yolland say is his own village in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Manus tells Owen to let his father know that he's taking which books?

5. What place does Yolland speak of first to Maire in attempting Irish in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason would Sarah have for crying and feeling guilt in Act 3?

2. What happens with Sarah in Act 3 once Lancey speaks to her?

3. What does Maire want to happen with Yolland in the future in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What danger is involved in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Why does Maire return to the hedge school in Act 3? What conversation does she have?

6. Describe the significance and repetition of the word "always" in Act 2, Scene 2.

7. What does Hugh say to Owen after he finds the names book in Act 3?

8. Compare the characters of Yolland and Manus as they relate to Maire as a love interest.

9. What does Doalty imply in Act 3 regarding the Donnelly twins?

10. How is Act 3 like Act 1? How is it different?

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