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

2. What has Gar been doing all day long on his final day in Ireland?
(a) He has been talking to SB.
(b) He has been packing flour bags.
(c) He has been visiting his friends.
(d) He has been fishing.

3. What is the significance of the item Gar finds in his suitcase?
(a) It was printed on the day SB and Maire got married.
(b) It has news about Ireland.
(c) It carries news about SB.
(d) It has news about Maire.

4. What do private and public Gar do together after Madge leaves in Episode 1?
(a) They roleplay and fantasize their escape from Ireland.
(b) They get into a fight.
(c) They decide to take the day off.
(d) They discuss SB.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Boyle's worry?

2. In the flashback with Katie, what are Gar’s plans for bringing in more income?

3. What is in the suitcase Madge brings in?

4. What, according to private Gar, is the difference between Ireland and the United States?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is in the suitcase Madge brings in and what is its significance?

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

5. What does the flashback that captures the night when Katie and public Gar planned their marriage reveal about Katie’s objections?

6. Why is public Gar shaken after Boyle leaves?

7. Why is public Gar ecstatic in the beginning of the play?

8. What was the age difference between Gar’s mother and father?

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

10. How do Boyle’s words guide Gar on how to deal with the past and with his identity?

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