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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Farrington, the protagonist of "Counterparts," do for a living?
(a) He runs a publishing company.
(b) He bakes bread.
(c) He copies documents by hand.
(d) He washes cars.

5. What name does Mr. Alleyne call Farrington after Farrington makes a snide remark?
(a) "Impertinent ruffian."
(b) "Insubordinate lowlife."
(c) "Foolish waste of space."
(d) "Abominable, uneducated scum."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eveline hold on to while she makes her decision to stay in Dublin?

2. Who are driving the blue cars in "After the Race"?

3. In "The Boarding House," where is Mrs. Mooney's butcher shop?

4. How old is Eveline?

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

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