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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pegeen imagines that Christy must have the temperament of:
(a) A dead fish.
(b) A rattle snake ready to attack its next victim.
(c) A man filled with blind rage.
(d) A plow horse full of patience.

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Shawn is mocked by Pegeen and her father because:

3. The Widow Quin tells Christy that Pegeen is:

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

5. Pegeen's relationship with her father can be described as:

(see the answer key)

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