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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. The play was first published in the year:
(a) 1907.
(b) After the author's death in 1909.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1890.

2. Which of the following could be considered to have a significant impact on the characters' lives?
(a) Education.
(b) Children.
(c) Religion.
(d) Alcohol.

3. Pegeen's formal name is:
(a) Sara Tansey.
(b) Margaret Flaherty.
(c) Widow Quin.
(d) Pegeen Mike.

4. The length of time covered in Act 1 is:
(a) One evening.
(b) A fortnight.
(c) The period of Pegeen's youth.
(d) One week.

5. Pegeen's discussion with Christy after her father leaves is interrupted by:
(a) Shawn.
(b) Old Mahon.
(c) The peelers.
(d) The Widow Quin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:

2. In his first conversation with Pegeen, Shawn's character is revealed as that of a:

3. Pegeen's father is going out for the evening to:

4. As Michael James meets and converses with Christy, he addresses him as:

5. Michael James and his friends Jimmy and Philly are in a hurry to leave so that they can:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shawn refuse to stay with Pegeen, even after Michael Flaherty tries to force him to stay?

2. What does Philly begin to realize before he leaves to follow Old Mahon?

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

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

5. What is Michael's reaction to Pegeen's change of heart?

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

7. Describe the mood in Act 1.

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

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

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

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