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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 issue of Christy going home with the Widow Quin is resolved when:
(a) Christy says he wants to stay with Pegeen.
(b) Christy falls asleep.
(c) The Widow Quin decides to stay with Christy and Pegeen.
(d) Shawn decides to stay with Christy and Pegeen.

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) Sadness.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Anger.
(d) Joy.

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

4. The responsibility of barkeep in Michael James' establishment falls to:
(a) Pegeen
(b) His wife.
(c) Michael James
(d) Shawn

5. The term "pot-boy" refers to:
(a) A young lad paid a meager fee to keep a woman from being alone.
(b) A boy hired to bring food home from the market in a pot.
(c) A boy hired to empty the contents of the out house.
(d) A boy who collects coins in a pot at a wake.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Act 1, Pegeen is complaining because:

2. Christy responds to Pegeen with, "We're alike so" after she tells him:

3. What do both Shawn and Michael James claim to hear from a ditch on the side of the road that evening?

4. Christy has not been caught for the murder so far because:

5. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Pegeen and her father, Michael.

2. Why does Pegeen say she is the fright of seven townlands?

3. What does Christy fight with his father about that results in Christy hitting him over the head?

4. What gives Christy "a new arrogance?"

5. What deal does the Widow Quin offer in exchange for her help with Shaun's problem?

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

7. Why didn't Old Mahon leave town?

8. How does Old Mahon finally see Christy?

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

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

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