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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Araby".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the destination of the boys' adventure in "An Encounter"?
(a) A pub with a Wild West motif.
(b) The wharf.
(c) The Pigeon House.
(d) The far side of Dublin.

2. What did Father Butler catch Leo Dillon reading?
(a) Standoff at Little Bighorn.
(b) The Bloody Saloon.
(c) High Noon.
(d) The Apache Chief.

3. What gift did the narrator's aunt used to give the dead man in "The Sisters"?
(a) Cookies.
(b) High Toast snuff.
(c) Tea.
(d) A cigar.

4. In "The Sisters," Eliza speculates that which object brought about the dead man's demise?
(a) A tree that was struck by lightning.
(b) A lost rosary.
(c) The flask that a friend had given him.
(d) A broken chalice.

5. In "An Encounter," what form of discipline for schoolboys who are caught talking to girls does the old man prefer?
(a) Expulsion.
(b) Lecturing.
(c) Whipping.
(d) Detention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Araby?

2. The narrator of "Araby" mentions that the girl fidgets with which accessory while she talks to him?

3. In "An Encounter," where do the boys plan to meet for their day of adventure?

4. What is the name of the girl the narrator of "Araby" likes?

5. In "An Encounter," the narrator's shoes are made of which material?

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