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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A characteristic of Pegeen's personality that appears often is her:
(a) Feistiness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Devoutness.

2. Why does Shawn say Christy and Pegeen don't suit each other?
(a) Pegeen is fickle.
(b) They will be strangling each other in a score of days.
(c) Christy is too short.
(d) They are too much alike.

3. Christy leaves Pegeen's house to go:
(a) Down to join in the races.
(b) Find Michael Flaherty.
(c) Follow Old Mahon and finish him off.
(d) To be blessed.

4. At the beginning of Act 1, Pegeen is complaining because:
(a) She doesn't want to be alone in the house overnight.
(b) Her father is drunk.
(c) She is getting too old to find a husband.
(d) Shawn won't remove his boots.

5. When Christy threatens Shawn for trying to win Pegeen back, Shawn reacts by:
(a) Hiding behind Michael Flaherty.
(b) Pulling a knife.
(c) Biting him.
(d) Fainting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his first conversation with Pegeen, Shawn's character is revealed as that of a:

2. When Christy comes out of the back room, the girls:

3. What is Pegeen's reaction when she enters her home to find the village girls toasting Christy and the Widow Quin?

4. Pegeen's approximate age in the play is:

5. Why does Old Mahon tell the Widow Quin he has returned?

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