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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the character, Christy Mahon enters the scene, he is:
(a) Looking for the police.
(b) Suffering from a severe gash in his head.
(c) Tired, frightened, and dirty.
(d) Looking for a bride.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Michael James and his friends Jimmy and Philly are in a hurry to leave so that they can:
(a) Tell the peelers about Christy.
(b) Collect a bounty for the body in the ditch.
(c) Get the Bishops blessing for the wedding.
(d) Drink the best stuff at the wake.

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

10. When the characters use the term "himself" they are referring to:
(a) A widow's dead husband.
(b) The master of the house.
(c) God.
(d) He.

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

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

13. A characteristic of Pegeen's personality that appears often is her:
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Devoutness.
(c) Feistiness.
(d) Kindness.

14. When Pegeen asks Christy if he is attracting many girls after telling his story, he replies:
(a) "Hundreds."
(b) "I haven't told my story no place till this night."
(c) "Yes, they won't leave me be."
(d) "No, just the Widow Quin."

15. One of Christy favorite pastimes after working hard all day on the farm is:
(a) To flirt with girls.
(b) To poach rabbits in the dark.
(c) Sneaking up on ducks while they are sleeping at night.
(d) Searching for the walking dead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The character of Christy is portrayed as:

3. There is a rivalry for Christy's attentions between:

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

5. The author's dialogue and description of the night gives what impression?

(see the answer keys)

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