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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pegeen changes her mind about Christy when:
(a) She receives her dispensation.
(b) She finds out that he lied about killing his father.
(c) He knocks his father out in her front yard.
(d) Shawn suggests they burn him.

2. When the character, Christy Mahon enters the scene, he is:
(a) Looking for a bride.
(b) Looking for the police.
(c) Suffering from a severe gash in his head.
(d) Tired, frightened, and dirty.

3. When Pegeen warns Christy not to tell everybody of his crime or he might have to leave, he surprises her by:
(a) Speaking to her romantically.
(b) Telling her she is worrying needlessly.
(c) Fainting.
(d) Saying that he made it all up.

4. Why does Christy bless the crowd before leaving?
(a) Because he is going to devote his life to the church.
(b) Because they appreciate him for what he did.
(c) Because they didn't hang him.
(d) Because they have changed him into a man who is no longer afraid.

5. Act II opens with Christy performing what activity?
(a) Answering the door to a group of young women.
(b) Polishing his boots.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Polishing Pegeen's boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character of Christy is portrayed as:

2. What does Old Mahon want from Philly and Jimmy in exchange for his story?

3. How does the Widow Quin try to convince Old Mahon that he is crazy?

4. When Christy refuses to leave, the crowd decides:

5. Christy tells the Widow Quin:

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