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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. A characteristic of Pegeen's personality that appears often is her:
(a) Kindness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Feistiness.
(d) Devoutness.

3. Although Christy is not there when the girls enter the house, they know he has been there because they find his boots, which are:
(a) Still warm.
(b) Falling apart.
(c) Polished.
(d) Covered in mud, turf and sea sand.

4. When Pegeen warns Christy not to tell everybody of his crime or he might have to leave, he surprises her by:
(a) Speaking to her romantically.
(b) Saying that he made it all up.
(c) Telling her she is worrying needlessly.
(d) Fainting.

5. Pegeen's approximate age in the play is:
(a) Fifty years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Twenty years old.
(d) Twenty five years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood in Act II?

2. Pegeen's village is located:

3. The term "whisht" in the character's dialect means:

4. The author's dialogue and description of the night gives what impression?

5. Where does the Widow Quin tell Old Mahon that Christy is?

(see the answer key)

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