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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where have Hugh and Jimmy been in Act 3?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A wake.
(d) A christening.

2. Maire's aunt who taught her the one line of English she knows?
(a) Nellie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Gilliam.
(d) Sarah.

3. Maire tells Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2 she loves the sound of what?
(a) The music.
(b) His voice.
(c) His speech.
(d) The crickets.

4. Maire says that Yolland's hands are what in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Soft.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Hard.
(d) Strong.

5. What does Yolland call himself to Maire in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) George.
(b) Lieutenant Yolland.
(c) Yolland.
(d) Michael.

6. Maire says to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2, "Tu es centurio in - in - in _____ Britannico."
(a) Corpus.
(b) Entretu.
(c) Exercitu.
(d) Nocte.

7. Who does Bridgett say for Owen to ask about Yolland in Act 3?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Manus.
(c) Doalty.
(d) The Donnelly twins.

8. Who is playing music in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Fiddler O'Conner.
(b) Fiddler O'Shea.
(c) Fiddler McManus.
(d) Fiddler Warren.

9. Who has been appointed head master at the new school in Act 3?
(a) Randolph O'Casey.
(b) Michael Flannery.
(c) Hugh O'Michaels.
(d) Bartley Timlin.

10. Manus tells Owen to let his father know that he's taking which books?
(a) Homer and Plato.
(b) Virgil and Caesar.
(c) Virgil and Cicero.
(d) Homer and Cicero.

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

12. Whose name does Sarah call out when she exits in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Manus'.
(b) Owen's.
(c) Hugh's.
(d) Yolland's.

13. What does Manus say he had in his hand when he went looking for Yolland in Act 3?
(a) A stick.
(b) A gun.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A stone.

14. What does Lancey say the army will do is Yolland is not found within 48 hours?
(a) Level every house.
(b) Level the church.
(c) Shoot the livestock.
(d) Burn the crops.

15. When did Fiddler O'Shea say he would be back in the town in Act 3?
(a) St. Patrick's Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yolland says to Maire in Act 2, Scene 2, "Of course I know you're _____."

2. In Act 3, what does Manus suggest Owen bake for his father?

3. What name of a place does Maire correct Yolland in saying in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Where does Manus say he is going in Act 3?

5. In Act 3, from where are the men to whom Manus tells Owen that he'll write as soon as he can in Act 3?

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