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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pegeen's relationship with her father can be described as:

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

3. The character of Christy is portrayed as:

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

5. When the character, Christy Mahon enters the scene, he is:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pegeen's response when Christy asks twice if she is engaged.

2. Why is Christy so upset to see his father in the village?

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

4. Why do so many townspeople accompany Christy back to the pub?

5. What do we learn about Christy's character from Old Mahon?

6. What plan do Christy and the Widow devise when Old Mahon comes to town looking for Christy?

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

8. What of man if Christy's father, according to Christy?

9. What function do Michael Flaherty and his friends, Philly and Jimmy perform at the wake of Kate Cassidy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the female roles apparent in Synge's play. Write an essay in which you:

1) List the available roles for females in Synge's play and identify the author's attitude toward each.

OR

2) Describe the roles of the female characters in Synge's play and describe the significance of each to the events of the play.

OR

3) Describe Synge's purpose in developing the female roles present in the play, and the significance of these roles to the themes of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the characters who act with caution and those who act upon impulse in the play. Write an essay in which you consider:

1) What effect do acts of caution and impulse have on the events of the play?

OR

2) Which characters seem happier in the play: those who act with caution, or those who act upon impulse.

OR

3) Which characters are portrayed as cautious and which are portrayed as impulsive. Why might the author portray them this way?

Be sure to use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the motifs of sanity and insanity in Synge's play. Then write an essay in which you explore a) The general sanity of the villagers; b) Synge's statement about sanity and insanity through the events of the play; or c) The insanity of any one character or situation in the play. Be sure to use examples from the text to support your arguement.

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