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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) Tense.
(b) Somber.
(c) Silly.
(d) Mysterious.

2. Who is listening to Jimmy and Philly's conversation and interrupts them?
(a) Old Mahon.
(b) The Widow Quin.
(c) Shawn.
(d) Christy Mahon.

3. What has the greatest effect on Christy's personality change?
(a) The return of his father.
(b) The respect of the village.
(c) Shawn's jealousy.
(d) The admiration of Pegeen.

4. Why does Jimmy want to find Pegeen in the beginning of Act III?
(a) To tell her about Christy's winnings.
(b) To serve him a drink.
(c) To bring news of her father.
(d) To give her the gossip he heard at the wake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Widow Quin tell Jimmy and Philly about Old Mahon?

2. The motivation for sending the girls to meet Christy is:

3. Which character comes up with the idea of entering Christy into the races and games?

4. What does the Widow Quin tell Christy to do when the crowd turns on him?

5. Where is Christy in actuality while the Widow Quin is taking to Old Mahon?

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