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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shawn is mocked by Pegeen and her father because:
(a) He won't fight Christy Mahon.
(b) He won't go to the wake.
(c) Pegeen is smaller than him and can beat him up.
(d) He says he is God fearing when he is really just afraid.

2. When the characters use the term "himself" they are referring to:
(a) A widow's dead husband.
(b) The master of the house.
(c) God.
(d) He.

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

4. A second rivalry in act one involves:
(a) The Old Mahon and Christy Mahon.
(b) Christy Mahon and Shawn Keogh.
(c) Shawn Keogh and Michael James.
(d) The Widow Quin and Shawn Keogh.

5. As Michael James meets and converses with Christy, he addresses him as:
(a) Mister honey.
(b) Divil boy.
(c) Queer lad.
(d) Stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character of Christy is portrayed as:

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

3. The term "pot-boy" refers to:

4. Once she is alone with Christy, Pegeen spends a great deal of time:

5. When Pegeen asks Christy if he is attracting many girls after telling his story, he replies:

(see the answer key)

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