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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Polly worked as before doing housekeeping for the boarding house?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A typist.

2. After delivering the object the men of "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" are expecting, what does the servant boy ask for?
(a) A tip.
(b) Bottles.
(c) An apology.
(d) A bite to eat.

3. In "Clay," when Maria has visitors, what does she give them?
(a) Cuttings from her plants.
(b) Pencils with the name of her company printed on them.
(c) Tea and cookies.
(d) Wine.

4. Who had previously rented a room in the house of the narrator of "Araby"?
(a) A university student.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A factory worker.
(d) A priest.

5. According to "After the Race," where do Segouin and Doyle meet each other?
(a) Dublin University.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) The wharf.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Joe buy the purse that he gave to Maria?

3. As "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" opens, what is Old Jack using to tend the fire?

4. The narrator of "An Encounter" shouts which name to get his companion's attention so that they can run away from the old man?

5. What does the servant Mary make out of the leftover bread crusts in "The Boarding House"?

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