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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Christy has not been caught for the murder so far because:
(a) Murder is not considered a crime is his village.
(b) Someone else was charged with the murder.
(c) A storm destroyed the victim's home.
(d) He buried the victim.

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

4. 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.

5. The argument between the Widow Quin and Pegeen involves:
(a) The Widow Quin attempting to stay overnight at Pegeen's.
(b) The Widow Quin attempting to take Christy home with her.
(c) The Widow Quin attempting to take Shawn away from Pegeen.
(d) The Widow Quin attempting to marry Pegeen's father.

6. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:
(a) He is wanted for larceny and killing a soldier.
(b) He killed his father.
(c) He killed his three wives.
(d) He killed his landlord.

7. Shawn will not stay the night because:
(a) He is afraid of Father Reilly.
(b) He is afraid of the person wailing in the ditch.
(c) He is afraid of the peelers.
(d) He wants to attend the wake.

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

9. The most significant conflict at the end of Act 1 is:
(a) Pegeen is flirting with Christy when she is engaged to someone else.
(b) Christy has run away from home.
(c) Michael James has had too much to drink at the wake.
(d) The Widow Quin wants to take Christy home.

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

11. The ethnic background of the characters in the play is:
(a) Welsh.
(b) Irish.
(c) First generation American.
(d) English.

12. Pegeen's relationship with her father can be described as:
(a) Amiable.
(b) Loving.
(c) One sided.
(d) Antagonistic.

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

14. What does Michael James expect Shawn to do in Michael's absence?
(a) Fetch the Widow Quin.
(b) Attend the wake.
(c) Keep Pegeen company.
(d) Marry Pegeen.

15. The term "pot-boy" refers to:
(a) A boy hired to empty the contents of the out house.
(b) A boy who collects coins in a pot at a wake.
(c) A young lad paid a meager fee to keep a woman from being alone.
(d) A boy hired to bring food home from the market in a pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Michael James meets and converses with Christy, he addresses him as:

2. Pegeen's wedding is on hold until her fiance receives:

3. Michael James and his friends Jimmy and Philly are in a hurry to leave so that they can:

4. When the character, Christy Mahon enters the scene, he is:

5. The setting of Act 1 takes place:

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