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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Manus say he is going in Act 3?
(a) Mayo.
(b) England.
(c) Ca na Burnh.
(d) America.

4. What does Hugh tell Maire he will teach her in the end of the play?
(a) Latin.
(b) Irish history.
(c) Greek.
(d) English.

5. What does Yolland say he never thinks of himself as in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) An Irishman.
(b) An Englishman.
(c) A lieutenant.
(d) A soldier.

6. Where does Maire comment that Sarah got the dress she wore at the dance in Act 3?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Dubllin.
(d) Boston.

7. To whom does Jimmy say he's getting married in Act 3?
(a) Athene.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Electra.
(d) Helen.

8. Who says that when his grandfather was a boy the British did the same thing in Act 3?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Doalty.
(c) Bridgett.
(d) Hugh.

9. What word does Maire say initially in English when speaking to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Water.
(b) Sea.
(c) House.
(d) River.

10. What does Yolland say he is doing because of Maire in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Trembling.
(b) Crying.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Smiling.

11. What did Jimmy shout at the soldiers outside the pub in Act 3?
(a) Heathens.
(b) Thermopylae.
(c) Trojans.
(d) Visigoths.

12. Where does Manus tell Owen his father's clean socks are in Act 3?
(a) Under the dresser.
(b) The butter box.
(c) On his nightstand.
(d) In the drawer.

13. Manus paid for his books with the money he got from selling what?
(a) A lamb.
(b) A cow.
(c) His suitcase.
(d) His chickens.

14. Whose boat does Doalty tell Owen he saw at port last night in Act 3?
(a) Sean O'Casey's.
(b) The O'Donnell boys'.
(c) The Donnelly's.
(d) Manus'.

15. Where does Yolland walk home along every day?
(a) Bun na hAbhann.
(b) Mullach.
(c) Tra Bhan.
(d) Maire hAbhann.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hugh's wife's name?

2. Where does Yolland say is his own village in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. How much later is Act 3 than Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What does Yolland do to try to make himself be understood by Maire in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What does Maire say must be wet in Act 2, Scene 2?

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