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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christy see out the window just as he is about to join the races?
(a) The peelers.
(b) Pegeen kissing Shawn.
(c) A black cloud.
(d) Old Mahon.

2. Christy tells the Widow Quin:
(a) He will think about it.
(b) She is too old for him.
(c) He negotiates for more gifts.
(d) He only has love for Pegeen.

3. Pegeen attempts to discredit the Widow Quin by accusing her of:
(a) Burying her husband.
(b) Being a spy for Father Reilly.
(c) Poaching chickens.
(d) Killing her father.

4. When Christy comes out of the back room, the girls:
(a) Tell him he should marry the Widow Quin.
(b) Condemn him for his lack of Godly morals.
(c) Welcome him and offer him food they have brought him.
(d) Scream and run away.

5. Pegeen's wedding is on hold until her fiance receives:
(a) A job.
(b) Dispensation from the Holy Father.
(c) Her father's blessing.
(d) An endowment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following would not be offered in trade for a favor by the characters in the play?

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

3. How does Old Mahon react when Christy pushes him out the door?

4. The ethnic background of the characters in the play is:

5. The conflict that appears in Act II is:

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