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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "After the Race".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city did the dead man of "The Sisters" complete his education?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Rome.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Versailles.

2. Who bought the field in which Eveline used to play?
(a) The narrator's neighbor.
(b) A priest.
(c) A man from Belfast.
(d) A man from Edinburgh.

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

4. What sound is coming from the street while Eveline muses over her memories?
(a) Two drunk men brawling.
(b) A backfiring car.
(c) Birds singing.
(d) A street organ.

5. How old is Eveline?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty-one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the destination of the boys' adventure in "An Encounter"?

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

3. What is Araby?

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

5. What is the name of the dead man in "The Sisters"?

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