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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "An Encounter," where do the boys plan to meet for their day of adventure?
(a) In the park next to the school.
(b) At Mahony's house.
(c) Behind the neighborhood pub.
(d) The Canal Bridge.

2. In "The Sisters," who helped the dead man's sisters deal with the funeral arrangements?
(a) Father Flynn.
(b) Old Cotter.
(c) Father O'Rourke.
(d) The narrator's aunt.

3. What game do the men play at the end of "After the Race"?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Golf.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Cards.

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

5. Where does the narrator of "Araby" wait every day to see the girl he likes?
(a) At the mailbox.
(b) Behind the big tree on the corner.
(c) In the front parlor.
(d) At his bedroom window.

Short Answer Questions

1. The old man in "An Encounter" says that young boys can't read some of the works by which author?

2. In "After the Race," which of the four men in the car is happy because of having had a good lunch?

3. What is Araby?

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

5. For whom does Mr. Mooney work after he and Mrs. Mooney separate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Old Cotter think children should spend time with other children rather than befriending old men?

2. At the end of the story, "Two Gallants," what does the object in Corley's hand signify?

3. Describe Eveline's father.

4. What does Lenehan do while Corley is on his date?

5. What happens to the narrator at Araby?

6. What does Lenehan do for a living?

7. What do the young men in "After the Race" do on Farley's yacht?

8. In "An Encounter", what adventurous plan do the boys hatch?

9. Describe the narrator's mood in the days preceding Araby.

10. Describe the four men in the French car from the story, "After the Race".

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