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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Widow Quin almost convinces Old Mahon that:
(a) Christy is not his son.
(b) Christy is dead.
(c) Pegeen will be his daughter-in-law.
(d) She is marrying Christy.

2. Which character can be described as a character foil for Pegeen?
(a) Shawn.
(b) James Flaherty.
(c) Christy.
(d) The Widow Quin.

3. Which of the following characters could be described as the most impulsive?
(a) Christy Mahon
(b) Shawn Keogh
(c) Old Mahon
(d) The Widow Quin

4. Why does Shawn say Christy and Pegeen don't suit each other?
(a) Christy is too short.
(b) Pegeen is fickle.
(c) They are too much alike.
(d) They will be strangling each other in a score of days.

5. At the beginning of Act 1, Pegeen is complaining because:
(a) Her father is drunk.
(b) She doesn't want to be alone in the house overnight.
(c) She is getting too old to find a husband.
(d) Shawn won't remove his boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mood in Act III is:

2. Pegeen attempts to discredit the Widow Quin by accusing her of:

3. Christy committed the murder by:

4. Which character comes up with the idea of entering Christy into the races and games?

5. When Christy comes out of the back room, the girls:

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