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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 is thankful for their help.
(c) She is not pleased.
(d) She chases them out with a broom.

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

6. What is Christy worried about after Old Mahon leaves?
(a) What Pegeen will think of him when she hears the story.
(b) That he will be late for the games.
(c) That he will be turned in to the police.
(d) That Old Mahon will return for him.

7. The people of Pegeen's village can be characterized as:
(a) Peasants.
(b) Devil worshippers.
(c) High society.
(d) Religious zealots.

8. When the village girls come to meet Christy, the one item they do not bring him is?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Duck eggs.
(c) Cake.
(d) Butter.

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

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

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

12. What Christy offer the Widow Quin if she will help him win Pegeen?
(a) A path on his property that leads to the river.
(b) Chickens.
(c) A job at Pegeen's once they are wed.
(d) Prayers that will get her to heaven at the time of her death.

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

14. Who is "The Playboy of the Western World?"
(a) Old Mahon
(b) Michael Flaherty
(c) Christy Mahon
(d) Shaneen Keogh

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character comes up with the idea of entering Christy into the races and games?

2. Why has Old Mahon come to Pegeen's home?

3. The setting change from night in Act 1 to morning in Act II has an effect on what?

4. Christy's demeanor as he tells his story can be described as which of the following?

5. The conflict that appears in Act II is:

(see the answer keys)

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