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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," the narrator's shoes are made of which material?
(a) Leather.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Suede.
(d) Canvas.

2. What is Araby?
(a) A bazaar.
(b) A village by the sea.
(c) A holiday.
(d) A school.

3. The narrator of "An Encounter" mentions that he prefers which genre of literature to the Wild West stories?
(a) American detective stories.
(b) Stories of battles at sea.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Pulp fiction.

4. What did Father Butler catch Leo Dillon reading?
(a) The Bloody Saloon.
(b) High Noon.
(c) The Apache Chief.
(d) Standoff at Little Bighorn.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In "An Encounter," what do the boys decide to drink when they cannot find a dairy?

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

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