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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shawn Keogh's nickname is:
(a) Sheamus.
(b) Red.
(c) Shaneen.
(d) Christy.

2. A literary term for Pegeen's warning to Christy about what will happen if he keeps telling his story is?
(a) Satire.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Irony.

3. When the village girls come to meet Christy, the one item they do not bring him is?
(a) Cake.
(b) Duck eggs.
(c) Butter.
(d) Bacon.

4. What does Christy see out the window just as he is about to join the races?
(a) Pegeen kissing Shawn.
(b) A black cloud.
(c) Old Mahon.
(d) The peelers.

5. Christy has not been caught for the murder so far because:
(a) Someone else was charged with the murder.
(b) Murder is not considered a crime is his village.
(c) A storm destroyed the victim's home.
(d) He buried the victim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pegeen's reaction when she enters her home to find the village girls toasting Christy and the Widow Quin?

2. Act II opens with Christy performing what activity?

3. Which of the following characters could be described as the most impulsive?

4. What does Old Mahon insist the Widow Quin examine?

5. What is Christy's reaction to his father?

(see the answer key)

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