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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael James expect Shawn to do in Michael's absence?
(a) Fetch the Widow Quin.
(b) Marry Pegeen.
(c) Attend the wake.
(d) Keep Pegeen company.

2. The most significant conflict at the end of Act 1 is:
(a) Christy has run away from home.
(b) Pegeen is flirting with Christy when she is engaged to someone else.
(c) The Widow Quin wants to take Christy home.
(d) Michael James has had too much to drink at the wake.

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

4. The responsibility of barkeep in Michael James' establishment falls to:
(a) Shawn
(b) Pegeen
(c) His wife.
(d) Michael James

5. The argument between the Widow Quin and Pegeen involves:
(a) The Widow Quin attempting to take Christy home with her.
(b) The Widow Quin attempting to marry Pegeen's father.
(c) The Widow Quin attempting to take Shawn away from Pegeen.
(d) The Widow Quin attempting to stay overnight at Pegeen's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Considering the Irish dialect used by the author, the term "da" means:

2. At the end of Act 1, Christy thinks to himself:

3. The length of time covered in Act 1 is:

4. Shawn Keogh's nickname is:

5. The issue of Christy going home with the Widow Quin is resolved when:

(see the answer key)

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