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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the adjective used in the first paragraph of "A Painful Case" to describe Mr. Duffy's house?
(a) Airy.
(b) Somber.
(c) Noisy.
(d) Silent.

2. 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.

3. How much money does Farrington receive when he pawns his watch?
(a) A sovereign.
(b) Fifteen pounds.
(c) Six shillings.
(d) Two pounds.

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

5. At the end of "Clay," what is Joe unable to find?
(a) A prayer book.
(b) A nutcracker.
(c) His hat.
(d) A corkscrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Araby," who visits the narrator's house for tea?

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

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

4. To what school does Old Jack send his son?

5. What expensive gift did the girlfriend once give Corley?

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