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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters is mentioned but does not appear in the play?
(a) Philly Cullen.
(b) Margaret Flaherty.
(c) Father Reilly.
(d) Sarah Tansey.

2. When the village girls arrive, they interrupt Christy as he is:
(a) Snooping.
(b) Trying to escape.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Admiring himself in a mirror.

3. How does Old Mahon describe Christy's personality?
(a) Hot tempered.
(b) Foolish and timid.
(c) Sensible.
(d) Studious.

4. What happens as Christy nears the door?
(a) Old Mahon crawls in.
(b) Christy bites Pegeen's leg.
(c) Michael Flaherty says they will hang for what he has done.
(d) Pegeen burns Shawn.

5. Why does Christy receive cheers from the crowd?
(a) He proposes to Pegeen.
(b) He wins all of the races.
(c) He leaves town.
(d) He threatens to kill his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the prizes Christy wins, he does not receive:

2. The responsibility of barkeep in Michael James' establishment falls to:

3. Old Mahon leaves again because:

4. Which of the following would not be offered in trade for a favor by the characters in the play?

5. What does the term "playboy" mean in the dialect of the play?

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