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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ethnic background of the characters in the play is:
(a) English.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Irish.
(d) First generation American.

2. Michael James and his friends Jimmy and Philly are in a hurry to leave so that they can:
(a) Drink the best stuff at the wake.
(b) Collect a bounty for the body in the ditch.
(c) Tell the peelers about Christy.
(d) Get the Bishops blessing for the wedding.

3. The term "whisht" in the character's dialect means:
(a) Rest.
(b) Daydreaming.
(c) Whiskers.
(d) Stop talking.

4. When Pegeen and the men hear Christy's secret, they are:
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Impressed.
(c) Amused.
(d) Afraid.

5. Pegeen's relationship with her father can be described as:
(a) Loving.
(b) Amiable.
(c) Antagonistic.
(d) One sided.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christy tells the Widow Quin:

2. What is the mood in Act II?

3. Pegeen imagines that Christy must have the temperament of:

4. The most significant conflict at the end of Act 1 is:

5. What is Christy worried about after Old Mahon leaves?

(see the answer key)

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