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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pegeen's discussion with Christy after her father leaves is interrupted by:
(a) Shawn.
(b) Old Mahon.
(c) The peelers.
(d) The Widow Quin.

2. Pegeen's father is going out for the evening to:
(a) Visit the Widow Quin.
(b) Kate Cassidy's wake.
(c) Go hunting.
(d) Church.

3. The author's dialogue and description of the night gives what impression?
(a) It is the most exciting time of day.
(b) It is a perfect time for visiting neighbors.
(c) It is not safe to be out after dark.
(d) It is peaceful and serene.

4. Michael offers Christy a job as:
(a) A pall bearer.
(b) A peeler.
(c) A pot boy.
(d) A delivery boy.

5. There is a rivalry for Christy's attentions between:
(a) Pegeen and Sarah Tansey.
(b) The Widow Quin and Shaneen.
(c) Margaret and Shaneen.
(d) Pegeen and the Widow Quin.

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

7. What do both Shawn and Michael James claim to hear from a ditch on the side of the road that evening?
(a) A rabid dog growling.
(b) A wolf howling.
(c) Someone groaning.
(d) Shots.

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

9. Pegeen attempts to discredit the Widow Quin by accusing her of:
(a) Burying her husband.
(b) Poaching chickens.
(c) Being a spy for Father Reilly.
(d) Killing her father.

10. Once she is alone with Christy, Pegeen spends a great deal of time:
(a) Asking him about his old girlfriends.
(b) Discussing her plot to kill her father.
(c) Discussing her engagement with Shawn.
(d) Sweet talking him.

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

12. A second rivalry in act one involves:
(a) The Old Mahon and Christy Mahon.
(b) Shawn Keogh and Michael James.
(c) Christy Mahon and Shawn Keogh.
(d) The Widow Quin and Shawn Keogh.

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

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

15. In Act 1, Pegeen is engaged to marry:
(a) Christy Mahon.
(b) No one.
(c) Shawn Keogh.
(d) Michael James Flaherty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shawn is mocked by Pegeen and her father because:

2. The most significant conflict at the end of Act 1 is:

3. The term "peelers" refers to:

4. Pegeen imagines that Christy must have the temperament of:

5. The setting of Act 1 takes place:

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