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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 many more soldiers arrived an hour ago, according to Doalty in Act 3?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thousands.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Twenty.

2. Who does Maire say will wonder where she's got to in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Manus.
(c) Michael.
(d) Her father.

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

4. What does Yolland say he never thinks of himself as in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) An Englishman.
(b) A soldier.
(c) An Irishman.
(d) A lieutenant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much later is Act 3 than Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Where does Manus say he is going in Act 3?

3. Where does Maire comment that Sarah got the dress she wore at the dance in Act 3?

4. What does Maire remark about Yolland's arms in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Manus to tell the men from the school that he'll write and explain, what is Owen's reply?

2. What is Maire's demeanor in Act 3 when she enters? What does she ask Owen?

3. Describe how the theme of love is depicted in Act 2, Scene 2.

4. What are Bridget and Doalty talking about when they enter in Act 3?

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

6. What is ironic about Maire's speaking English in Act 2, Scene 2?

7. What does Manus tell Owen just before he leaves regarding their father? What does he say to Sarah?

8. Describe the setting of Act 2, Scene 2.

9. What is unique about the way the playwright uses language in Act 2, Scene 2?

10. How do Maire and Yolland express that they have both had feelings for one another building up to Act 2, Scene 2?

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