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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 go where he does the night before he leaves Ireland?
(a) He wants to take SB there.
(b) He wants to get a drink.
(c) He wants to check on Master Boyle.
(d) He wants to chat with his friends.

2. Why does Ned give Gar his belt?
(a) Gar asked Ned to purchase a belt.
(b) Gar does not have a belt.
(c) Ned believes Gar may have to defend himself against the 'Yankees' in the U.S.
(d) Ned believes Gar needs a belt to fit in with the businessmen in U.S.

3. Why is Lizzy surprised when she is told about Senator Doogan's daughter?
(a) She did not know that Katie was his daughter.
(b) She thought Senator Doogan and his family had left Ireland.
(c) She is surprised that Katie is Senator Doogan's daughter.
(d) She is not aware that Ireland had started having senators.

4. What does Aunt Lizzy have to say about SB?
(a) Aunt Lizzy says that SB was good to Maire.
(b) Aunt Lizzy says that SB was too old for Maire.
(c) Aunt Lizzy says that SB was a good father.
(d) Aunt Lizzy says that SB was a good businessman.

5. Who is the sponsorship paper from?
(a) The sponsorship letter is from Ben Burton.
(b) The sponsorship letter is from Aunt Lizzy.
(c) The sponsorship letter is from Conal Sweeney, Aunt Lizzy's husband.
(d) The sponsorship letter is from SB.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katie remind Gar about in their conversation in Episode 2?

2. Who visits Gar after Ned, Tom and Joe leave to pub?

3. Why does Gar go through a series of flashbacks after Katie leaves the pub?

4. In Episode 2, what do Gar's friends recall from the previous year?

5. Why does private Gar say that public Gar would make a great president of the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katie remind Gar of in Episode 2?

2. Who are Gar's friends?

3. What likely makes public Gar accept Lizzy’s offer?

4. Where do public and private Gar plan to go later that night in Episode 2?

5. What does Lizzy mean by her remark “typical Irish” (47)?

6. What does Lizzy say in her letter?

7. When does Aunt Lizzy say Gar will start working and where?

8. Why is SB not able to meet Lizzy and Con when they visit Ireland?

9. Why does public Gar appeal to his father, asking him to “say something” (70)?

10. Why does Madge have an outburst seeing SB after Gar has left for the pub?

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