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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The characteristic that Christy lacks until the end of the play is:
(a) Mercy.
(b) A sense of humor.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Confidence.

2. The Widow Quin enters the scene and suggests that he tell all of them his story while:
(a) She stalls for time.
(b) They make him breakfast.
(c) Michael James sleeps off his hangover.
(d) Pegeen sends for the police.

3. When Pegeen she says, "There's a great gap between a gallous story and a dirty deed," what does she mean?
(a) That she shouldn't jump to conclusions.
(b) That there is a difference between Shawn and Christy.
(c) That there is a difference between bravery and murder.
(d) That something is missing in Christy story.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is poteen?

3. Why does Jimmy want to find Pegeen in the beginning of Act III?

4. Which of the following literary devices is most prevalent in the play?

5. Act 1 begins with Pegeen:

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