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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character comes up with the idea of entering Christy into the races and games?
(a) The Widow Quin.
(b) Sara Tansey.
(c) Shawn Keogh
(d) Pegeen.

2. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:
(a) He killed his landlord.
(b) He is wanted for larceny and killing a soldier.
(c) He killed his three wives.
(d) He killed his father.

3. When Act II opens, what is the time of day?
(a) High noon.
(b) Morning light.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Afternoon tea time.

4. The Widow Quin tells Christy that Pegeen is:
(a) Not a christian.
(b) Rude.
(c) A Widow herself.
(d) Engaged to be married.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A second rivalry in act one involves:

2. At the end of Act 1, Christy thinks to himself:

3. In what way does Christy demonstrate courage in Act II?

4. Who is "The Playboy of the Western World?"

5. What is poteen?

(see the answer key)

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