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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Eveline's mother?
(a) She is dead.
(b) She is pulling up weeds in the garden.
(c) She is working in a factory.
(d) She is ill.

3. What do the mourners have to drink after viewing the corpse in "The Sisters"?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Sherry.
(c) Tea.
(d) Brandy.

4. The church fathers had written books as large as which book familiar to the narrator of "The Sisters"?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) Post Office Directory.
(c) The Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) Les Miserables.

5. On which street does the narrator of "Araby" live?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Grand Avenue.
(c) North Richmond Street.
(d) South Ringsend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Eveline?

2. The first paragraph of "Eveline" mentions the smell of which object?

3. In "An Encounter," the narrator's shoes are made of which material?

4. What is the name of the girl the narrator of "Araby" likes?

5. The old man in "An Encounter" says that young boys can't read some of the works by which author?

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