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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christy has not been caught for the murder so far because:
(a) Someone else was charged with the murder.
(b) A storm destroyed the victim's home.
(c) He buried the victim.
(d) Murder is not considered a crime is his village.

2. Pegeen's relationship with her father can be described as:
(a) One sided.
(b) Amiable.
(c) Antagonistic.
(d) Loving.

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

4. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:
(a) He killed his father.
(b) He is wanted for larceny and killing a soldier.
(c) He killed his three wives.
(d) He killed his landlord.

5. A second rivalry in act one involves:
(a) Christy Mahon and Shawn Keogh.
(b) The Widow Quin and Shawn Keogh.
(c) The Old Mahon and Christy Mahon.
(d) Shawn Keogh and Michael James.

Short Answer Questions

1. A common greeting amongst the characters is:

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

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

4. The term "peelers" refers to:

5. There is a rivalry for Christy's attentions between:

(see the answer key)

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