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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Episode 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boyle give Gar?
(a) He gives Gar a belt.
(b) Boyle gives Gar a book of his poems.
(c) He gives Gar some old photographs.
(d) He gives Gar some money.

2. Why do public and private Gar sing "Philadelpha, here I come" together after Boyle leaves, in Episode 1 (36)?
(a) Boyle wants to hear the song.
(b) Public Gar is caught up in emotions as Boyle leaves and as he remembers Katie. Private Gar makes him focus on the future by singing together.
(c) It is almost time for the flight when Boyle leaves.
(d) SB tries to stop Gar from leaving.

3. In the flashback with Katie, what is Katie’s concern?
(a) She thinks Gar does not make enough to support both of them.
(b) She is worried her father would not approve of her marriage to Gar.
(c) She is worried SB would not approve of her marriage to Gar.
(d) She is worried that she wont get a job.

4. What is Gar’s full name?
(a) His full name is Gareth O’Connor.
(b) His full name is Garvin O’Connor.
(c) His full name is Gareth O’Donnell.
(d) His full name is Garvin O’Donnell.

5. What is Master Boyle’s advice?
(a) He asks Gar to remember his friends in Ireland.
(b) He asks Gar to forget Ireland.
(c) He asks Gar to return when possible.
(d) He asks Gar to remember his father

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gar say that Boyle may have been his father?

2. Why does private Gar quote Edmund Burke’s lines, “It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France…at Versailles” (12)?

3. What do private and public Gar do together after Madge leaves in Episode 1?

4. How does Madge defend SB’s silence?

5. In the flashback with Katie, what does Katie ask Gar to do?

(see the answer key)

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