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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The majority of the characters' dialogues include:
(a) Blessing the Lord.
(b) Prose.
(c) Fowl language.
(d) Exaggeration.

3. Which of the following characters does not appear in Act 1?
(a) Margaret Flaherty
(b) Jimmy Farrell
(c) Old Mahon
(d) Philly Cullen

4. A characteristic of Pegeen's personality that appears often is her:
(a) Kindness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Feistiness.
(d) Devoutness.

5. Christy committed the murder by:
(a) Dropping a loy on the victim's skull.
(b) Stabbing the victim with a knife.
(c) Strangling the victim.
(d) Shooting the victim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Widow Quin suggest that Old Mahon do?

3. When Pegeen rushes out to tend to her sheep crisis, what does Shawn offer to Christy to leave?

4. Christy tells Pegeen that he doesn't want to leave because:

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

(see the answer key)

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