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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the mood in Act II?
(a) Somber.
(b) Tense.
(c) Silly.
(d) Mysterious.

2. A literary term for Pegeen's warning to Christy about what will happen if he keeps telling his story is?
(a) Satire.
(b) Irony.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Imagery.

3. Christy tells the girls and the Widow Quin that his father wanted him to:
(a) Plow his four acres of potatoes without a horse.
(b) Wed the young girl next door so that he would have a maid.
(c) Move out.
(d) Marry an old, overweight, half blind, widow of ill repute.

4. What would the Widow Quin not have Christy do if he came to live with her?
(a) Meet wise men.
(b) Darning.
(c) Hug.
(d) Build a goose house.

5. To whom does Christy turn for help?
(a) The crowd.
(b) Pegeen.
(c) Old Mahon.
(d) The Widow Quin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the prizes Christy wins, he does not receive:

2. What is the crowd's response to Christy after Old Mahon shows up?

3. What do Jimmy and Philly have to say about Christy's performance in the races?

4. Pegeen attempts to discredit the Widow Quin by accusing her of:

5. At the beginning of Act 1, Pegeen is complaining because:

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