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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who serves as the accompanist for the second half of the Saturday concert in "A Mother"?
(a) Miss Kearney.
(b) Mr. Fitzpatrick.
(c) Mr. Holohan.
(d) Miss Healy.

2. Where is Eveline's mother?
(a) She is working in a factory.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She is pulling up weeds in the garden.
(d) She is ill.

3. What does the man in the cycling suit in "Grace" give the injured man to revive him?
(a) Castor oil.
(b) Smelling salts.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Cough medicine.

4. As Joyce mentions in "The Boarding House," what sits on the mantelpiece?
(a) A clock.
(b) A portrait of Mrs. Mooney's father.
(c) A pearl rosary.
(d) A china plate.

5. What is Araby?
(a) A village by the sea.
(b) A school.
(c) A holiday.
(d) A bazaar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mrs. Sinico when she dies in "A Painful Case"?

2. Over dinner in "After the Race," Villona discusses the beauty of which type of music?

3. Which night does the Committee of "A Mother" plan to present the best concert?

4. In "Clay," what time do the women take tea?

5. What do the men of "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" use to open their drinks?

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