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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The setting of Act 1 takes place:
(a) In the country home of Michael Flaherty.
(b) During the wake of Kate Cassidy.
(c) In the village of Mayo.
(d) In a tavern owned by Sheamus Mulroy.

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

3. Pegeen is like her father in that they are both:
(a) Short.
(b) Conniving.
(c) Kind hearted.
(d) Sarcastic.

4. Why was Pegeen angry with Christy for speaking with the girls and the Widow Quin?
(a) He wouldn't pretend to like her to make Shawn jealous.
(b) She was afraid they might hire him for more than she could pay.
(c) She was jealous.
(d) She was afraid she would lose the bounty for his head.

5. What happens each time Christy tells his story?
(a) It becomes more dramatic.
(b) Another village member wants to marry him.
(c) He adds more lies to it.
(d) He cries.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. There is a rivalry for Christy's attentions between:

3. The ethnic background of the characters in the play is:

4. Christy is served a supper of:

5. Although Christy is not there when the girls enter the house, they know he has been there because they find his boots, which are:

(see the answer key)

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