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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pegeen's father is going out for the evening to:
(a) Kate Cassidy's wake.
(b) Visit the Widow Quin.
(c) Church.
(d) Go hunting.

2. The term "pot-boy" refers to:
(a) A young lad paid a meager fee to keep a woman from being alone.
(b) A boy hired to bring food home from the market in a pot.
(c) A boy who collects coins in a pot at a wake.
(d) A boy hired to empty the contents of the out house.

3. How does Michael Flaherty say to Christy's request for his blessing?
(a) ""What will I tell Father Reilly?"
(b) "You are a pair of heathens!"
(c) "No, it wouldn't be right."
(d) "May God and Mary and St. Patrick bless you."

4. One character in the play who does not suggest that Christy leave town is:
(a) The Widow Quin.
(b) Shawn.
(c) Pegeen.
(d) Old Mahon.

5. Why does the Widow Quin want everyone else to believe Old Mahon is crazy?
(a) So they don't find out that Christy's story isn't true.
(b) S he is not arrested.
(c) So she can marry him.
(d) So she can have him committed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the prizes Christy wins, he does not receive:

2. What news does Michael Flaherty have for Pegeen when he returns from the wake?

3. Which of the following is the strongest literary device used by the author?

4. Why does Christy bless the crowd before leaving?

5. Pegeen attempts to discredit the Widow Quin by accusing her of:

(see the answer key)

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