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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Pegeen is engaged to marry:
(a) Michael James Flaherty.
(b) Christy Mahon.
(c) Shawn Keogh.
(d) No one.

2. In what way does Christy demonstrate courage in Act II?
(a) He strikes a beggar that is bothering Pegeen.
(b) He tells the Widow Quin to leave him alone.
(c) He admits his crime to the police.
(d) He professes his love for Pegeen.

3. Pegeen punishes Christy for being friendly to the girls by:
(a) Making him scrub the dishes.
(b) Not speaking to him.
(c) Banishing him from her home.
(d) Telling the details of the hanging of a man who killed his da.

4. Christy tells the Widow Quin:
(a) He negotiates for more gifts.
(b) He will think about it.
(c) He only has love for Pegeen.
(d) She is too old for him.

5. The responsibility of barkeep in Michael James' establishment falls to:
(a) His wife.
(b) Shawn
(c) Pegeen
(d) Michael James

Short Answer Questions

1. The character of Christy is portrayed as:

2. Which character in the story seems to have the most self-doubt?

3. The people of Pegeen's village can be characterized as:

4. What would the Widow Quin not have Christy do if he came to live with her?

5. Pegeen attempts to discredit the Widow Quin by accusing her of:

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