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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Which of the following concepts best fit the play?
(a) Love scorned.
(b) Life or death situations.
(c) Good versus evil.
(d) Stereotyping.

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

5. What does the Widow Quin suggest that Old Mahon do?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Follow Christy quickly before the tide comes in.
(c) Pray for him.
(d) Stay and rest for a few days.

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

7. 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 turned in to the police.
(c) That he will be late for the games.
(d) That Old Mahon will return for him.

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

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

10. Which character in the story seems to have the most self-doubt?
(a) Shawn.
(b) Pegeen.
(c) Old Mahon.
(d) Christy.

11. When Pegeen rushes out to tend to her sheep crisis, what does Shawn offer to Christy to leave?
(a) A bribe.
(b) Excuses.
(c) His help.
(d) The Widow Quin.

12. What does Christy say his father did just before Christy struck him?
(a) Punched him.
(b) Cursed at him.
(c) Grounded him.
(d) Swung a scythe at him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following would not be offered in trade for a favor by the characters in the play?

2. When the village girls arrive, they interrupt Christy as he is:

3. What is Shawn's plan for Christy?

4. How does Old Mahon describe Christy's personality?

5. Pegeen punishes Christy for being friendly to the girls by:

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