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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shawn is mocked by Pegeen and her father because:
(a) Pegeen is smaller than him and can beat him up.
(b) He won't go to the wake.
(c) He won't fight Christy Mahon.
(d) He says he is God fearing when he is really just afraid.

2. A characteristic of Pegeen's personality that appears often is her:
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Feistiness.
(d) Devoutness.

3. The argument between the Widow Quin and Pegeen involves:
(a) The Widow Quin attempting to marry Pegeen's father.
(b) The Widow Quin attempting to stay overnight at Pegeen's.
(c) The Widow Quin attempting to take Christy home with her.
(d) The Widow Quin attempting to take Shawn away from Pegeen.

4. The ethnic background of the characters in the play is:
(a) First generation American.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Irish.
(d) English.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the character, Christy Mahon enters the scene, he is:

2. One of Christy favorite pastimes after working hard all day on the farm is:

3. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:

4. Michael offers Christy a job as:

5. A common greeting amongst the characters is:

(see the answer key)

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