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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Episode 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boyle mean when he advises Gar to be one hundred percent American?
(a) He wants Gar to become an American citizen.
(b) He wants Gar to return an American.
(c) He wants Gar to learn American fads.
(d) He asks Gar to not look back at his past.

2. Why does Boyle ask Gar for money?
(a) Canon does not pay him his salary.
(b) Boyle is an alcoholic and needs money constantly.
(c) Gar owes him money.
(d) He is planning to travel as well.

3. Why does private Gar taunt public Gar about his decision to leave for Philadelphia?
(a) Private Gar thinks public Gar does not know what is in store for him.
(b) Private Gar thinks public Gar has made a mistake.
(c) Private Gar finds Aunt Lizzy's emotional outburst a little too much to take and is slightly uncomfortable about public Gar's plans.
(d) Private Gar thinks public Gar has been hasty.

4. What does Boyle ask of Gar once he is in Philadelphia?
(a) He asks Gar to look out for newspapers that may be interested in publishing his poems.
(b) He asks Gar to look for a job for him.
(c) He asks Gar to write to him.
(d) He asks Gar to speak to Lizzy about him.

5. What was Con's work in his first job?
(a) He joined politics.
(b) He helped run a hotel.
(c) He helped with construction.
(d) He moved packing cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much currency is Gar carrying with him in Episode 2?

2. Why did Gar not go to college?

3. What is Gar's mood in the beginning of the play?

4. Where was Con's first job in the U.S.?

5. How does Aunt Lizzy differentiate the Gallagher girls from the O'Donnells?

(see the answer key)

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