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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 Gar say that Boyle may have been his father?
(a) Boyle is the same age as his father.
(b) Boyle is related to Gar.
(c) Boyle loved his mother a long time back. Had they married, Boyle would have been Gar's father.
(d) Boyle is a father figure to Gar.

2. Why do public and private Gar sing "Philadelpha, here I come" together after Boyle leaves, in Episode 1 (36)?
(a) SB tries to stop Gar from leaving.
(b) It is almost time for the flight when Boyle leaves.
(c) 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.
(d) Boyle wants to hear the song.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Madge doing when the play opens?

2. Why does Boyle ask Gar for money?

3. What does Madge bring in from the scullery in Episode 1?

4. How does Madge defend SB’s silence?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does private Gar try to bring out the difference between public Gar and SB?

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

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

4. Who is Madge and how old is she?

5. What is Boyle’s parting advice to Gar?

6. What is Boyle’s gift to Gar as he prepares to leave? What does he ask for?

7. What is the significance of private Gar’s observation, “it’s all about to begin. It’s all over” (3)?

8. When does private Gar taunt public Gar with memories of Katie and why?

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

10. Who makes the decision to tell Katie’s parents about their plan to get married? Do they tell them? Why?

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