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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pegeen's village is located:
(a) In a valley.
(b) On the coast.
(c) In the desert.
(d) In the mountains.

2. The character who is most unbending about his or her religious beliefs is:
(a) Christy.
(b) Pegeen.
(c) Shawn.
(d) Michael Flaherty.

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

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

5. Why was Pegeen angry with Christy for speaking with the girls and the Widow Quin?
(a) She was afraid they might hire him for more than she could pay.
(b) He wouldn't pretend to like her to make Shawn jealous.
(c) She was jealous.
(d) She was afraid she would lose the bounty for his head.

6. When Act II opens, what is the time of day?
(a) High noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Afternoon tea time.
(d) Morning light.

7. What happens each time Christy tells his story?
(a) It becomes more dramatic.
(b) Another village member wants to marry him.
(c) He cries.
(d) He adds more lies to it.

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

9. Which character tells the village girls about Christy and sends them to meet him?
(a) Father Reilly.
(b) Pegeen.
(c) Shawn.
(d) The Widow Quin.

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

11. Which character can be described as a character foil for Pegeen?
(a) Shawn.
(b) Christy.
(c) James Flaherty.
(d) The Widow Quin.

12. Why does Shawn say Christy and Pegeen don't suit each other?
(a) Pegeen is fickle.
(b) They are too much alike.
(c) They will be strangling each other in a score of days.
(d) Christy is too short.

13. What is poteen?
(a) Rancid wine.
(b) Potato stew.
(c) Illicit whiskey.
(d) Potato alcohol.

14. When Christy comes out of the back room, the girls:
(a) Welcome him and offer him food they have brought him.
(b) Tell him he should marry the Widow Quin.
(c) Condemn him for his lack of Godly morals.
(d) Scream and run away.

15. What does Christy see out the window just as he is about to join the races?
(a) Pegeen kissing Shawn.
(b) Old Mahon.
(c) A black cloud.
(d) The peelers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the mirror at the beginning of the scene symbolize?

2. Act II opens with Christy performing what activity?

3. Christy tells Pegeen that he doesn't want to leave because:

4. Which of the following concepts best fit the play?

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

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