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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pegeen's father is going out for the evening to:
(a) Go hunting.
(b) Visit the Widow Quin.
(c) Church.
(d) Kate Cassidy's wake.

2. A "shebeen" is a:
(a) Fireplace.
(b) Female of ill repute.
(c) Makeshift country inn.
(d) Vegetable grown for irish stew.

3. Michael James and his friends Jimmy and Philly are in a hurry to leave so that they can:
(a) Tell the peelers about Christy.
(b) Get the Bishops blessing for the wedding.
(c) Collect a bounty for the body in the ditch.
(d) Drink the best stuff at the wake.

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

5. The term "peelers" refers to:
(a) Children.
(b) Renegade soldiers.
(c) Chicken thieves.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Pegeen's relationship with her father can be described as:

3. Pegeen is like her father in that they are both:

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

5. Christy is served a supper of:

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