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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term "whisht" in the character's dialect means:
(a) Stop talking.
(b) Daydreaming.
(c) Whiskers.
(d) Rest.

2. Pegeen attempts to discredit the Widow Quin by accusing her of:
(a) Poaching chickens.
(b) Being a spy for Father Reilly.
(c) Killing her father.
(d) Burying her husband.

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

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

5. Michael James and his friends Jimmy and Philly are in a hurry to leave so that they can:
(a) Drink the best stuff at the wake.
(b) Get the Bishops blessing for the wedding.
(c) Tell the peelers about Christy.
(d) Collect a bounty for the body in the ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Old Mahon describe Christy's personality?

2. The Widow Quin tells Christy that Pegeen is:

3. When the character, Christy Mahon enters the scene, he is:

4. What happens each time Christy tells his story?

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

(see the answer key)

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