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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters could be described as the most impulsive?
(a) Shawn Keogh
(b) Old Mahon
(c) The Widow Quin
(d) Christy Mahon

2. At the end of Act II, Christy is summoned by:
(a) Pegeen.
(b) The peelers.
(c) The village girls.
(d) Father Reilly.

3. What happens each time Christy tells his story?
(a) He adds more lies to it.
(b) He cries.
(c) Another village member wants to marry him.
(d) It becomes more dramatic.

4. When the village girls come to meet Christy, the one item they do not bring him is?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Duck eggs.
(c) Butter.
(d) Cake.

5. Which of the following concepts best fit the play?
(a) Good versus evil.
(b) Stereotyping.
(c) Love scorned.
(d) Life or death situations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christy say his father did just before Christy struck him?

2. The setting change from night in Act 1 to morning in Act II has an effect on what?

3. The majority of the characters' dialogues include:

4. The term "whisht" in the character's dialect means:

5. What would the Widow Quin not have Christy do if he came to live with her?

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