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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When Pegeen asks Christy if he is attracting many girls after telling his story, he replies:
(a) "Hundreds."
(b) "I haven't told my story no place till this night."
(c) "Yes, they won't leave me be."
(d) "No, just the Widow Quin."

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

4. Pegeen's formal name is:
(a) Sara Tansey.
(b) Margaret Flaherty.
(c) Pegeen Mike.
(d) Widow Quin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A "shebeen" is a:

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

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

4. Michael James and his friends Jimmy and Philly are in a hurry to leave so that they can:

5. Considering the Irish dialect used by the author, the term "da" means:

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