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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Considering the Irish dialect used by the author, the term "da" means:
(a) Brother.
(b) Fiance.
(c) Father.
(d) Lame.

2. Shawn reacts to Christy's employment by:
(a) Praying.
(b) Offering to stay with Pegeen.
(c) Threatening to kill Christy.
(d) Calling Christy a liar.

3. As Michael James meets and converses with Christy, he addresses him as:
(a) Stranger.
(b) Queer lad.
(c) Mister honey.
(d) Divil boy.

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

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

6. Pegeen's formal name is:
(a) Pegeen Mike.
(b) Margaret Flaherty.
(c) Sara Tansey.
(d) Widow Quin.

7. Which of the following could be considered to have a significant impact on the characters' lives?
(a) Education.
(b) Children.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Religion.

8. When Pegeen and the men hear Christy's secret, they are:
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Impressed.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Amused.

9. The length of time covered in Act 1 is:
(a) One evening.
(b) One week.
(c) The period of Pegeen's youth.
(d) A fortnight.

10. When Pegeen says to Shawn, "Go on, then, to Father Reilly, and let him put you in the holy brotherhoods, and leave that lad to me," what emotion is she displaying?
(a) Bravery.
(b) Anger.
(c) Joy.
(d) Sadness.

11. In his first conversation with Pegeen, Shawn's character is revealed as that of a:
(a) Lecher.
(b) Coward.
(c) Hero.
(d) Braggart.

12. Christy tells Pegeen that his father:
(a) was a God fearing man.
(b) had passed on years ago.
(c) was in an asylum.
(d) was always cursing and assaulting people.

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

14. Act 1 begins with Pegeen:
(a) Writing a list of supplies for her father's wedding.
(b) Giving Shawn a list of wedding supplies.
(c) Daydreaming about her wedding.
(d) Writing a request for wedding supplies.

15. The term "peelers" refers to:
(a) Children.
(b) Chicken thieves.
(c) The police.
(d) Renegade soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christy responds to Pegeen with, "We're alike so" after she tells him:

2. Pegeen's approximate age in the play is:

3. At the beginning of Act 1, Pegeen is complaining because:

4. The play was first published in the year:

5. Michael offers Christy a job as:

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