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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is public Gar's response to Katie in Episode 2?

4. In Episode 2, why does Gar say to Katie that he is free?

5. Why does Gar go where he does the night before he leaves Ireland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lizzy describe in the flashback in Episode 2?

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

3. Who is Ben Burton?

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

5. What, according to Lizzy, is the difference between Ireland and the United States?

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

7. What do Gar's friends talk about in Episode 2?

8. Who are Gar's friends?

9. What do public and private Gar check after Boyle leaves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the central role of the shop in the lives of the O’Donnells and how it facilitates as well as prevents a meaningful relationship amongst them.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of Lizzy and the letter that makes Gar plan on leaving Ireland.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of SB in terms of his obsession with the shop and his reticence where his son is concerned.

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