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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Pegeen angry with Christy for speaking with the girls and the Widow Quin?
(a) She was jealous.
(b) He wouldn't pretend to like her to make Shawn jealous.
(c) She was afraid they might hire him for more than she could pay.
(d) She was afraid she would lose the bounty for his head.

2. Christy is served a supper of:
(a) Wine and cheese.
(b) Meat and water.
(c) Bread and milk.
(d) Beer and cheese.

3. Pegeen's wedding is on hold until her fiance receives:
(a) Her father's blessing.
(b) A job.
(c) Dispensation from the Holy Father.
(d) An endowment.

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

5. Pegeen is referred to as "Pegeen Mike" in the story because:
(a) Her middle name is Michelle.
(b) She is bequeathed to Michael O'Donovan.
(c) Her father is Michael Flaherty.
(d) She looks like a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pegeen is like her father in that they are both:

2. In his first conversation with Pegeen, Shawn's character is revealed as that of a:

3. Pegeen's father is going out for the evening to:

4. Pegeen punishes Christy for being friendly to the girls by:

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

(see the answer key)

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