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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. Shawn is mocked by Pegeen and her father because:
(a) Pegeen is smaller than him and can beat him up.
(b) He says he is God fearing when he is really just afraid.
(c) He won't go to the wake.
(d) He won't fight Christy Mahon.

2. The term "peelers" refers to:
(a) Renegade soldiers.
(b) Chicken thieves.
(c) Children.
(d) The police.

3. Christy tells Pegeen that his father:
(a) was a God fearing man.
(b) was always cursing and assaulting people.
(c) had passed on years ago.
(d) was in an asylum.

4. Shawn will not stay the night because:
(a) He is afraid of the person wailing in the ditch.
(b) He is afraid of Father Reilly.
(c) He is afraid of the peelers.
(d) He wants to attend the wake.

5. One of Christy favorite pastimes after working hard all day on the farm is:
(a) Searching for the walking dead.
(b) Sneaking up on ducks while they are sleeping at night.
(c) To poach rabbits in the dark.
(d) To flirt with girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pegeen asks Christy if he is attracting many girls after telling his story, he replies:

2. Which of the following characters does not appear in Act 1?

3. Pegeen's discussion with Christy after her father leaves is interrupted by:

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Pegeen's personality.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain the role that religion plays in the story?

10. What do Shawn's reservations about staying with Pegeen before their marriage suggest about his character?

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