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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There is a rivalry for Christy's attentions between:
(a) The Widow Quin and Shaneen.
(b) Pegeen and the Widow Quin.
(c) Pegeen and Sarah Tansey.
(d) Margaret and Shaneen.

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

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

4. When the characters use the term "himself" they are referring to:
(a) The master of the house.
(b) A widow's dead husband.
(c) He.
(d) God.

5. Pegeen is like her father in that they are both:
(a) Kind hearted.
(b) Short.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Conniving.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The ethnic background of the characters in the play is:

3. At the beginning of Act 1, Pegeen is complaining because:

4. The character of Christy is portrayed as:

5. As Michael James meets and converses with Christy, he addresses him as:

(see the answer key)

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