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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christy committed the murder by:
(a) Stabbing the victim with a knife.
(b) Strangling the victim.
(c) Dropping a loy on the victim's skull.
(d) Shooting the victim.

2. The most significant conflict at the end of Act 1 is:
(a) Christy has run away from home.
(b) The Widow Quin wants to take Christy home.
(c) Pegeen is flirting with Christy when she is engaged to someone else.
(d) Michael James has had too much to drink at the wake.

3. When the characters use the term "himself" they are referring to:
(a) God.
(b) He.
(c) The master of the house.
(d) A widow's dead husband.

4. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:
(a) He is wanted for larceny and killing a soldier.
(b) He killed his landlord.
(c) He killed his father.
(d) He killed his three wives.

5. At the end of the first evening, Christy is pleased because:
(a) He has found a job.
(b) He has found his cousin, Shawn.
(c) He has been fed.
(d) Two women are fighting over him.

Short Answer Questions

1. A second rivalry in act one involves:

2. The author's dialogue and description of the night gives what impression?

3. There is a rivalry for Christy's attentions between:

4. Pegeen is like her father in that they are both:

5. The ethnic background of the characters in the play is:

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs between Christy and Old Mahon when the crowd arrives and learns the truth?

2. What changes Pegeen's mind about marriage to Christy?

3. How does the Widow try to dissuade Philly and Jimmy from following Old Mahon?

4. What is a comfort to the Widow Quin at the end of Act 2?

5. Why is it not in Christy's best interests to tell everyone the story of how he murdered his dad?

6. Describe Shawn's reaction to Christy being offered the job as potboy.

7. What does Christy discover about himself during the gaming events in the village?

8. What does Pegeen imagine Christy's life must have been like before she meets him?

9. Why does the Widow Quin feel she would be a better fit for Christy than Pegeen?

10. Why is the Widow Quin interested in getting Christy to marry her in order to help Shawn?

(see the answer keys)

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