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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In his first conversation with Pegeen, Shawn's character is revealed as that of a:
(a) Hero.
(b) Coward.
(c) Braggart.
(d) Lecher.

3. When Pegeen says to Shawn, "Go on, then, to Father Reilly, and let him put you in the holy brotherhoods, and leave that lad to me," what emotion is she displaying?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Joy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Bravery.

4. As Michael James meets and converses with Christy, he addresses him as:
(a) Stranger.
(b) Mister honey.
(c) Divil boy.
(d) Queer lad.

5. The term "pot-boy" refers to:
(a) A boy hired to bring food home from the market in a pot.
(b) A young lad paid a meager fee to keep a woman from being alone.
(c) A boy who collects coins in a pot at a wake.
(d) A boy hired to empty the contents of the out house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Pegeen's discussion with Christy after her father leaves is interrupted by:

3. Considering the Irish dialect used by the author, the term "da" means:

4. Pegeen's wedding is on hold until her fiance receives:

5. What do both Shawn and Michael James claim to hear from a ditch on the side of the road that evening?

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