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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 the desert.
(b) On the coast.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) In a valley.

2. When the village girls arrive, they interrupt Christy as he is:
(a) Snooping.
(b) Trying to escape.
(c) Admiring himself in a mirror.
(d) Sleeping.

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

4. What is the mood in Act II?
(a) Silly.
(b) Somber.
(c) Tense.
(d) Mysterious.

5. The villagers seem very religious, yet they treat Christy with:
(a) Awe for his bravery.
(b) Kindness because his father was cruel.
(c) Patience because he is not as devout as they are.
(d) Pity because he is poorer than they are.

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

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

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

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

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

11. The majority of the characters' dialogues include:
(a) Prose.
(b) Exaggeration.
(c) Fowl language.
(d) Blessing the Lord.

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

13. What is Christy's reaction to his father?
(a) Guilty for hurting him.
(b) Embarrassed about not doing a good job.
(c) Afraid that he will be punished by God.
(d) Angry that he pretended to be dead.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Widow Quin tell Old Mahon that Christy is?

2. When Pegeen rushes out to tend to her sheep crisis, what does Shawn offer to Christy to leave?

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

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

5. Christy tells the girls and the Widow Quin that his father wanted him to:

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