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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. What word does Maire ask Yolland for the meaning of in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Yesterday.
(b) Always.
(c) Forever.
(d) Eternally.

2. Yolland says to Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that they must have looked like what?
(a) They were being chased.
(b) They were crazy.
(c) They were horses.
(d) They were in a war.

3. Where does Maire comment that Sarah got the dress she wore at the dance in Act 3?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Dubllin.

4. What is the name of the small village from which Yolland's mother is actually from?
(a) Little Walsingham.
(b) Little Seashire.
(c) Little Norwolk.
(d) Little Wellington.

5. Maire tells Yolland she sees himself washing every day in front of what?
(a) The fields.
(b) Her house.
(c) The castle.
(d) His tent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Yolland say he is doing because of Maire in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What does Yolland call himself to Maire in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What else is the new head master at the new school skilled at in Act 3?

5. Maire speaks in English in Act 2, Scene 2, saying, "In Norfolk we besport ourselves around the ____."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Yolland's hope for the future with Maire in Act 2, Scene 2? How does his dream differ from hers?

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

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

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

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

8. What is happening in the opening of Act 3? Why is Manus leaving?

9. When Hugh and Jimmy enter in Act 3, what information is revealed about both of their futures?

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

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