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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 would not be offered in trade for a favor by the characters in the play?
(a) Dung.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Poteen.
(d) Blessings.

2. Which character has the most at stake due to the appearance of Christy?
(a) Old Mahon.
(b) Pegeen.
(c) The Widow Quin.
(d) Shawn.

3. What is Pegeen's reaction when she enters her home to find the village girls toasting Christy and the Widow Quin?
(a) She tries to get them to take Christy with them.
(b) She chases them out with a broom.
(c) She is thankful for their help.
(d) She is not pleased.

4. During the girls' discussion of the boots, Sara Tansey:
(a) Tries the boots on and considers keeping them.
(b) Flings the door open and threatens to shoot Christy.
(c) Suggests they wait for Pegeen to return.
(d) Makes coffee.

5. Which character comes up with the idea of entering Christy into the races and games?
(a) Sara Tansey.
(b) Pegeen.
(c) The Widow Quin.
(d) Shawn Keogh

6. Where does the Widow Quin tell Old Mahon that Christy is?
(a) She has never seen him.
(b) Down to the shore to play in the games.
(c) Gone over the hills to catch a steamer.
(d) Back home to turn himself in.

7. The term "whisht" in the character's dialect means:
(a) Rest.
(b) Stop talking.
(c) Whiskers.
(d) Daydreaming.

8. What would the Widow Quin not have Christy do if he came to live with her?
(a) Hug.
(b) Meet wise men.
(c) Darning.
(d) Build a goose house.

9. Why has Old Mahon come to Pegeen's home?
(a) To attend Pegeen's wedding.
(b) To beat his son and bring him home.
(c) To find a wife.
(d) To apologize.

10. What does Old Mahon insist the Widow Quin examine?
(a) His son.
(b) His mind.
(c) His hat.
(d) His head.

11. In what way does Christy demonstrate courage in Act II?
(a) He admits his crime to the police.
(b) He professes his love for Pegeen.
(c) He tells the Widow Quin to leave him alone.
(d) He strikes a beggar that is bothering Pegeen.

12. At the end of Act II, Christy is summoned by:
(a) The village girls.
(b) Father Reilly.
(c) Pegeen.
(d) The peelers.

13. When Pegeen warns Christy not to tell everybody of his crime or he might have to leave, he surprises her by:
(a) Speaking to her romantically.
(b) Fainting.
(c) Telling her she is worrying needlessly.
(d) Saying that he made it all up.

14. Where is Christy in actuality while the Widow Quin is taking to Old Mahon?
(a) Down below at the races.
(b) At church.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) Behind the door.

15. What is the most significant plot change in Act II?
(a) The appearance of Old Mahon.
(b) Christy receives a new coat from Shawn.
(c) The Widow Quin helping Shawn.
(d) Christy is arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character can be described as a character foil for Pegeen?

2. What does Christy say his father did just before Christy struck him?

3. When the village girls come to meet Christy, the one item they do not bring him is?

4. Who is "The Playboy of the Western World?"

5. A literary term for Pegeen's warning to Christy about what will happen if he keeps telling his story is?

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