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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 is in the suitcase Madge brings in?
(a) There is an old newspaper in the suitcase.
(b) There is a photo in the suitcase.
(c) There is an old coat in the suitcase.
(d) There is a book in the suitcase.

2. How much does SB owe Gar?
(a) He owes 3 pounds and 15 shillings.
(b) He owes him 10 pounds.
(c) He owes him 5 pounds.
(d) He owes him 10 shillings.

3. What is Gar's mood in the beginning of the play?
(a) He is sad.
(b) He is pensive.
(c) He is ecstatic.
(d) He is hopeful.

4. In the flashback with Katie, what does Katie ask Gar to do?
(a) She asks him to get her parents’ permission to marry the next week.
(b) She asks him to meet Francis King.
(c) She asks him to speak to SB about their plans.
(d) She asks him to make arrangements for their wedding.

5. How does Madge defend SB’s silence?
(a) She says SB will speak to Gar when he pays him his wages.
(b) She says she would ask SB.
(c) She points out that Gar should speak first.
(d) She says that he is too sad to speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gar not go to college?

2. Who is Katie?

3. In the flashback with Katie, why does Gar not do as he is asked by Katie?

4. What does public Gar mean when he says “he got ten minutes’ overtime out of my hide” (2)?

5. Why does Boyle ask Gar for money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How realistic is private Gar’s pretense about public Gar being employed by the owner of the biggest chain of hotels?

2. How does Madge interpret SB’s silence as his son plans to leave?

3. How does Gar respond to Katie's realization the night they were planning their wedding?

4. In what way are the reactions of private and public Gar different as they remember Katie?

5. Who is Master Boyle? How is he different from SB?

6. Who is Madge and how old is she?

7. Does SB discuss public Gar’s plans and Philadelphia on his last night at home?

8. How does private Gar encourage public Gar in his plans?

9. When does Katie marry Francis? How does private Gar console public Gar?

10. What does Madge mean when she says, “A body couldn’t get a word in edge-ways with you two" (30)?

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