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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Ivy Day in the Committee Room".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Polly in "The Boarding House"?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-five.

2. What is the name of the dead man in "The Sisters"?
(a) Araby.
(b) Jack.
(c) Father Flynn.
(d) Old Cotter.

3. On which street does the narrator of "Araby" live?
(a) South Ringsend.
(b) Main Street.
(c) North Richmond Street.
(d) Grand Avenue.

4. Mr. Duffy has a book of whose poetry at one end of his bookshelf?
(a) Keats.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Browning.

5. In the first paragraph of "The Sisters," the narrator states that he will know if his friend is dead because he will see what in the window?
(a) A black curtain.
(b) A ghost.
(c) An old woman wearing black.
(d) Two candles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the matron in "Clay" call Maria one day?

2. What color is Mr. Doran's beard?

3. The narrator of "An Encounter" mentions that he prefers which genre of literature to the Wild West stories?

4. How much does the narrator of "Araby" pay to get in at the bazaar?

5. In "A Little Cloud," where do Little Chandler and Gallaher meet to have a drink?

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