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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Pegeen says to Shawn, "Go on, then, to Father Reilly, and let him put you in the holy brotherhoods, and leave that lad to me," what emotion is she displaying?
(a) Joy.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

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

3. Shawn reacts to Christy's employment by:
(a) Threatening to kill Christy.
(b) Calling Christy a liar.
(c) Praying.
(d) Offering to stay with Pegeen.

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

5. Pegeen's discussion with Christy after her father leaves is interrupted by:
(a) Old Mahon.
(b) The peelers.
(c) Shawn.
(d) The Widow Quin.

Short Answer Questions

1. A common greeting amongst the characters is:

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

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

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

5. A second rivalry in act one involves:

(see the answer key)

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