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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pegeen is known around the village for her:
(a) Kindness.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Episodes.
(d) Biting tongue.

2. The length of time covered in Act 1 is:
(a) One evening.
(b) The period of Pegeen's youth.
(c) A fortnight.
(d) One week.

3. When the village girls come to meet Christy, the one item they do not bring him is?
(a) Duck eggs.
(b) Cake.
(c) Butter.
(d) Bacon.

4. The most significant conflict at the end of Act 1 is:
(a) Michael James has had too much to drink at the wake.
(b) The Widow Quin wants to take Christy home.
(c) Pegeen is flirting with Christy when she is engaged to someone else.
(d) Christy has run away from home.

5. A second rivalry in act one involves:
(a) The Widow Quin and Shawn Keogh.
(b) The Old Mahon and Christy Mahon.
(c) Shawn Keogh and Michael James.
(d) Christy Mahon and Shawn Keogh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Pegeen angry with Christy for speaking with the girls and the Widow Quin?

2. Which of the following literary devices is most prevalent in the play?

3. What is Christy's reaction to his father?

4. Which of the following would not be offered in trade for a favor by the characters in the play?

5. Pegeen's wedding is on hold until her fiance receives:

(see the answer key)

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