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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Pegeen rushes out to tend to her sheep crisis, what does Shawn offer to Christy to leave?
(a) The Widow Quin.
(b) His help.
(c) Excuses.
(d) A bribe.

2. Christy's demeanor as he tells his story can be described as which of the following?
(a) Tortured.
(b) Dramatic.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Gleeful.

3. The motivation for sending the girls to meet Christy is:
(a) To bring him back to the Widow Quin's house.
(b) The hope that he will like one of them better than Pegeen.
(c) To spy on him.
(d) To ask if he really is a murderer.

4. Which character can be described as a character foil for Pegeen?
(a) James Flaherty.
(b) The Widow Quin.
(c) Christy.
(d) Shawn.

5. When Christy comes out of the back room, the girls:
(a) Scream and run away.
(b) Tell him he should marry the Widow Quin.
(c) Welcome him and offer him food they have brought him.
(d) Condemn him for his lack of Godly morals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the girls from the village want from Christy?

2. Shawn is mocked by Pegeen and her father because:

3. The majority of the characters' dialogues include:

4. Why has Old Mahon come to Pegeen's home?

5. During the girls' discussion of the boots, Sara Tansey:

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