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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "An Encounter," what form of discipline for schoolboys who are caught talking to girls does the old man prefer?
(a) Whipping.
(b) Expulsion.
(c) Detention.
(d) Lecturing.

2. What does the narrator of "Araby" find in the stall he enters?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Copper sculptures.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Vases and tea sets.

3. In "An Encounter," what do the boys decide to drink when they cannot find a dairy?
(a) Water.
(b) Raspberry lemonade.
(c) Ginger beer.
(d) Coffee.

4. In "The Sisters," Eliza speculates that which object brought about the dead man's demise?
(a) A tree that was struck by lightning.
(b) A lost rosary.
(c) A broken chalice.
(d) The flask that a friend had given him.

5. In "An Encounter", what do the two boys eat for lunch?
(a) Currant buns.
(b) Tea and cookies.
(c) Ham sandwiches.
(d) Fish and chips.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Sisters," who helped the dead man's sisters deal with the funeral arrangements?

2. What did the narrator of "Araby" once find under the bushes in the garden?

3. What is the name of the boy from "An Encounter" who plans to go on the adventure but does not end up meeting the other boys?

4. In the first paragraph of "The Sisters," the narrator states that he will know if his friend is dead because he will see what in the window?

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

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