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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The length of time covered in Act 1 is:
(a) A fortnight.
(b) The period of Pegeen's youth.
(c) One week.
(d) One evening.

2. At the end of Act 1, Christy thinks to himself:
(a) "Wasn't I a foolish fellow to run this far from home."
(b) "Wasn't I a foolish fellow to tell these folks of my murderous deed."
(c) "Wasn't I a foolish fellow not to go home with the Widow Quin."
(d) "Wasn't I a foolish fellow not to kill my father in years gone by."

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

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

5. Christy tells Pegeen that his father:
(a) had passed on years ago.
(b) was always cursing and assaulting people.
(c) was a God fearing man.
(d) was in an asylum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pegeen is referred to as "Pegeen Mike" in the story because:

2. Shawn Keogh's nickname is:

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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