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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Throughout the story, Old Mahon has a habit of:
(a) Getting lost.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Coming back from the dead.

2. Who is listening to Jimmy and Philly's conversation and interrupts them?
(a) Old Mahon.
(b) Shawn.
(c) Christy Mahon.
(d) The Widow Quin.

3. Why does Old Mahon tell the Widow Quin he has returned?
(a) He gave up.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He has forgiven his son.
(d) He missed the steamer.

4. In his first conversation with Pegeen, Shawn's character is revealed as that of a:
(a) Hero.
(b) Lecher.
(c) Coward.
(d) Braggart.

5. What is poteen?
(a) Potato stew.
(b) Potato alcohol.
(c) Illicit whiskey.
(d) Rancid wine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Jimmy want to find Pegeen in the beginning of Act III?

3. What is the climax of the story?

4. Which character tells the village girls about Christy and sends them to meet him?

5. Christy committed the murder by:

(see the answer key)

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