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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the shop that the narrator visits in "The Sisters"?
(a) Cotter's Bakery.
(b) The Hatchery.
(c) Fabric and Notions.
(d) Drapery.

2. In "Two Gallants," where does Lenehan eat?
(a) A hotel restaurant.
(b) O'Brien's Pub.
(c) Home.
(d) Refreshment Bar.

3. Where did Corley meet his girlfriend?
(a) In a pub.
(b) In church.
(c) Under Waterhouse's clock.
(d) At a bus stop.

4. What food items does Mrs. Mooney lock up after breakfast?
(a) Coffee and tea.
(b) Ale and wine.
(c) Bacon and roast beef.
(d) Sugar and butter.

5. What time is it at the conclusion of "After the Race"?
(a) Dusk.
(b) 1:00 AM.
(c) Daybreak.
(d) 3:00 AM.

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

7. For whom does Mr. Mooney work after he and Mrs. Mooney separate?
(a) The undertaker.
(b) The baker.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) The priest.

8. What pet name did Frank used to call Eveline?
(a) Poppens.
(b) Buttercup.
(c) Bobbie.
(d) Darling.

9. What object does Mr. Doran polish several times because of his nervousness?
(a) A wine glass.
(b) A silver spoon.
(c) His watch.
(d) His glasses.

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

11. In "The Sisters" what is tied to the door knocker of the shop?
(a) A rosary.
(b) Two chrysanthemums.
(c) A "closed" sign.
(d) A crape bouquet.

12. What does Lenehan eat?
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Beef stew.
(c) Tea and biscuits.
(d) Peas and ginger beer.

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

14. What does Eveline hold on to while she makes her decision to stay in Dublin?
(a) Frank's hand.
(b) The iron railing.
(c) Her handbag.
(d) Her hat.

15. Over dinner in "After the Race," Villona discusses the beauty of which type of music?
(a) The opera.
(b) Chamber music.
(c) The English madrigal.
(d) The Italian sonata.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Encounter," what form of discipline for schoolboys who are caught talking to girls does the old man prefer?

2. In "An Encounter," what do the boys decide to drink when they cannot find a dairy?

3. How much does Eveline receive for wages each week?

4. Many people consider Lenehan, the protagonist of "Two Gallants," to be what?

5. Of what did the dead man in "The Sisters" die?

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