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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. 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?
(a) The British Army.
(b) The national school.
(c) Inis Meadhon.
(d) Ca na Bhurn.

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

3. Who does Owen say he's going out to see in Act 3?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Doalty.
(c) Manus.
(d) Yolland.

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

5. What place does Yolland speak of first to Maire in attempting Irish in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Loch an Iubhair.
(b) Dubh Carraig.
(c) Bun na hAbhann.
(d) Mullach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maire says in Act 2, Scene 2 that the skin on Yolland's shoulders is very what?

2. Who came out of his house in his underwear shouting at the soldiers, "You hoors you!" in Act 3?

3. Who does Manus say never returned the dictionary in Act 3?

4. What does Maire call Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Manus paid for his books with the money he got from selling what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Hugh and Jimmy enter in Act 3, what information is revealed about both of their futures?

2. What does Doalty imply in Act 3 regarding the Donnelly twins?

3. What is the significance of Sarah's entrance in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What reason would Sarah have for crying and feeling guilt in Act 3?

5. When Manus to tell the men from the school that he'll write and explain, what is Owen's reply?

6. What is the ultimate conflict in Act 2, Scene 2?

7. Why does Maire return to the hedge school in Act 3? What conversation does she have?

8. What is happening in the opening of Act 3? Why is Manus leaving?

9. What is ironic about Maire's speaking English in Act 2, Scene 2?

10. Describe the setting of Act 2, Scene 2.

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