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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Widow Quin tell Christy to do when the crowd turns on him?
(a) Pray.
(b) Leave by the back door.
(c) Sing a song.
(d) Go win the last race.

2. To whom does Christy turn for help?
(a) The crowd.
(b) Pegeen.
(c) The Widow Quin.
(d) Old Mahon.

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

4. Who is "The Playboy of the Western World?"
(a) Michael Flaherty
(b) Christy Mahon
(c) Shaneen Keogh
(d) Old Mahon

5. The ethnic background of the characters in the play is:
(a) English.
(b) First generation American.
(c) Irish.
(d) Welsh.

Short Answer Questions

1. A characteristic of Pegeen's personality that appears often is her:

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

3. Which of the following is the strongest literary device used by the author?

4. What do the girls from the village want from Christy?

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

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