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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. Why does Mother take the letter?
(a) To tear it up.
(b) To rewrite it.
(c) To burn it.
(d) To mail it.

2. In what country does DA take place?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) Wales.
(d) Scotland.

3. What does Charlie feel keeps him from being successful?
(a) No ambition.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Memories of Da.
(d) Lack of education.

4. What is Young Charlie doing as Mother talks to him about her life?
(a) Watching TV.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Playing solitaire.
(d) Peeling potatoes.

5. Which of the following was not a big part of Da's life?
(a) Praying.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Working.
(d) Playing cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what terms does Young Charlie no longer view Mary?

2. Why did all the boys want to be with Mary?

3. Why does Mother think that Da ruined Young Charlie's chances for a job?

4. Where does Charlie's birth mother work?

5. What is the reason for Young Charlie's letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two revelations about Da come to Charlie in this act?

2. How does the play, DA, open?

3. How does Da change the course of Charlie's overtures toward Mary?

4. Why do Oliver's plans differ from Charlie's once Charlie sees Mary sitting on a bench reading?

5. How long has it been since Charlie and Oliver have seen each other and what do they talk about?

6. How does Charlie end the encounter with Mary?

7. Why does Charlie consider Da to be a millstone around his neck?

8. How does Mary change in Charlie's eyes?

9. What does it mean that Charlie doesn't talk to his Mother like he does to Da and Young Charlie?

10. How does the subject of Charlie's birth mother come up in Act 1, Part 4?

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