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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who speaks angrily to the characters?
(a) Two narrators.
(b) Two soldiers.
(c) Two prostitutes.
(d) Two caretakers.

2. What does Monsewer think about Irish martyrs?
(a) They are fools.
(b) He would never want to be one.
(c) He hopes he will never have to be one.
(d) He would gladly be in the same position.

3. What is the IRA?
(a) Irish Republican Army.
(b) Iranian Republican Army.
(c) Irish Regency Army.
(d) Iranian Ruling Army.

4. What takes place suddenly in this story?
(a) Music.
(b) Violence.
(c) Violence, music, and humor.
(d) Gun shots.

5. Why does Meg feel betrayed?
(a) She wanted to meet the prisoner first.
(b) After all she has done for him, he turns out to be a spy.
(c) She has covered his rent before and does not want to do it again.
(d) After everything she said and did to defend Mulleady when he ran away with the church funds.

6. What ironic comment does Pat make, regarding what Monsewar has told him?
(a) How he wishes the IRA would fight again.
(b) How great it is the IRA is fighting again.
(c) How wonderful it is to be British.
(d) How sad it is that the IRA is fighting again.

7. What does the officer tell Meg and Teresa to do?
(a) Get his room ready.
(b) Stop dancing.
(c) Keep dancing.
(d) Leave the room.

8. Of what is Pat afraid, regarding the IRA's cause?
(a) The will of the IRA is not strong enough.
(b) They will be too powerful.
(c) The British will not be able to overpower them.
(d) Their weapons are outdated.

9. Pat comes back in with Monsewer and Meg tells him what?
(a) What is happening to the Irish prisoner.
(b) That dinner is ready.
(c) That the prisoner's room is prepared.
(d) What is happening to the British prisoner.

10. How does Teresa feel about Monsewer?
(a) Love.
(b) Shame.
(c) Uncertainty.
(d) Contempt.

11. After saying she will pray for everyone, what does Miss Gilchrist do?
(a) She sits on the couch.
(b) She begins to laugh.
(c) She kneels down to pray.
(d) She leaves.

12. Why had Teresa left a convent?
(a) She had fallen in love with a student priest.
(b) She had decided against becoming a nun.
(c) She fell in love with one of the nuns.
(d) She did not find herself attractive in a habit.

13. What do various characters say about the Soldier?
(a) He should be hanged.
(b) He should be put in a smaller cell.
(c) He should be fed.
(d) He should be shown mercy.

14. What bad pun does Teresa make?
(a) She calls French bread, a bagette, a bagel.
(b) She calls French candy, bon bons, bonnie bons.
(c) She calls French fries, pommes frites, pomegranate fries.
(d) She calls a French cigarette, a Gauloise, a gollywog.

15. When she is gone, what does Monsewer tell Pat?
(a) A man is coming to take over the boarding house.
(b) The British are coming to imprison them.
(c) A captured Irish soldier is being brought to them.
(d) Two soldiers will be coming soon with a captured English soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what else do Meg and Pat argue?

2. What do Meg and Pat say drove Monsewer half mad?

3. What does Teresa insist will be a shame?

4. As Pat comments on how pretty Teresa is, what does Meg say?

5. When does the Soldier say those who are parted will all be brought together?

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