View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two, Scene Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yolland claims in Act 2, Scene 1 that his father was born the very day that what fell?
(a) Bastille.
(b) The American forces.
(c) Ireland.
(d) The British Empire.

2. Who does Owen say are the best fishermen out there?
(a) The Irish.
(b) The Donnelly twins.
(c) The O'Flaherty's.
(d) The O'Conners.

3. Maire speaks in English in Act 2, Scene 2, saying, "In Norfolk we besport ourselves around the ____."
(a) Maypole.
(b) Pond.
(c) Convent.
(d) River.

4. Owen tells Yolland that his father always speaks of "an expedito" with how many points in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. Who does Maire say will wonder where she's got to in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Michael.
(b) Manus.
(c) Hugh.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Yolland say his father was born in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What is the term which refers to the action of changing the names from Irish to English?

3. What does Yolland say that his father believes is just about to happen in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. In what Irish County does the play take place?

5. Who had asked Manus to write to her sister in Act 1?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 191 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample