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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shawn reacts to Christy's employment by:
(a) Calling Christy a liar.
(b) Praying.
(c) Offering to stay with Pegeen.
(d) Threatening to kill Christy.

2. When the characters use the term "himself" they are referring to:
(a) God.
(b) The master of the house.
(c) He.
(d) A widow's dead husband.

3. What is it about Christy that Old Mahon recognizes while watching him win the race?
(a) The way he runs.
(b) The way he rides a horse.
(c) His hat.
(d) The way he spits.

4. What does Philly say he used to do for fun in the graveyard when he was a boy?
(a) Look for ghosts at night.
(b) Play hide-and-seek.
(c) Dig for teeth.
(d) Put together skeleton bones like a puzzle.

5. How does the Widow Quin try to convince Old Mahon that he is crazy?
(a) She pretends she cannot understand him.
(b) She reminds him that he has had hallucinations before.
(c) She says Christy is her son.
(d) She reminds him that he said his son was a fool, not a winner.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character of Christy is portrayed as:

2. What does Christy say his father did just before Christy struck him?

3. The responsibility of barkeep in Michael James' establishment falls to:

4. What is the crowd's response to Christy after Old Mahon shows up?

5. When Pegeen finds out that Old Mahon is Christy's father, she:

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