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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christy committed the murder by:
(a) Strangling the victim.
(b) Stabbing the victim with a knife.
(c) Shooting the victim.
(d) Dropping a loy on the victim's skull.

2. Pegeen's approximate age in the play is:
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Twenty five years old.
(c) Fifty years old.
(d) Fifteen years old.

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

4. At the end of the first evening, Christy is pleased because:
(a) He has been fed.
(b) He has found a job.
(c) He has found his cousin, Shawn.
(d) Two women are fighting over him.

5. A common greeting amongst the characters is:
(a) God bless you!
(b) May the Saints Joseph, Patrick, Bridgid and James have mercy!
(c) The divil a one!
(d) For the love of Almighty God!

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both Shawn and Michael James claim to hear from a ditch on the side of the road that evening?

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

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

4. Once she is alone with Christy, Pegeen spends a great deal of time:

5. Act 1 begins with Pegeen:

(see the answer key)

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