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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. Shawn will not stay the night because:
(a) He is afraid of the peelers.
(b) He wants to attend the wake.
(c) He is afraid of the person wailing in the ditch.
(d) He is afraid of Father Reilly.

2. When Pegeen says to Shawn, "Go on, then, to Father Reilly, and let him put you in the holy brotherhoods, and leave that lad to me," what emotion is she displaying?
(a) Anger.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Joy.
(d) Sadness.

3. The Widow Quin tells Christy that Pegeen is:
(a) Not a christian.
(b) Engaged to be married.
(c) Rude.
(d) A Widow herself.

4. The setting of Act 1 takes place:
(a) In the country home of Michael Flaherty.
(b) In the village of Mayo.
(c) In a tavern owned by Sheamus Mulroy.
(d) During the wake of Kate Cassidy.

5. As Michael James meets and converses with Christy, he addresses him as:
(a) Queer lad.
(b) Mister honey.
(c) Stranger.
(d) Divil boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pegeen imagines that Christy must have the temperament of:

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

3. Pegeen's approximate age in the play is:

4. The issue of Christy going home with the Widow Quin is resolved when:

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Widow learn from Old Mahon about Christy's former love life?

2. How do Philly and Jimmy appear to feel about Christy?

3. What is Shawn afraid of?

4. What do Shawn's reservations about staying with Pegeen before their marriage suggest about his character?

5. Why does Old Mahon's story arouse suspicion for Philly?

6. Why do Jimmy, Philly, and Michael James think that Christy will make a suitable potboy?

7. What does Pegeen lament at the end of the play?

8. What finally saves Christy from being hanged?

9. Why is dispensation needed for Shawn to marry Pegeen?

10. What items does Pegeen say she requires in the letter she writes?

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