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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Boarding House".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the servant Mary make out of the leftover bread crusts in "The Boarding House"?
(a) Nothing, because she throws them away.
(b) Croutons.
(c) Bread pudding.
(d) Stuffing.

2. At the very end of "Two Gallants," what is Corley holding in his hand?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A cookie.
(d) A watch.

3. What is the name of the shop that the narrator visits in "The Sisters"?
(a) Drapery.
(b) Cotter's Bakery.
(c) Fabric and Notions.
(d) The Hatchery.

4. Where does the narrator of "Araby" wait every day to see the girl he likes?
(a) At the mailbox.
(b) At his bedroom window.
(c) Behind the big tree on the corner.
(d) In the front parlor.

5. What does Eveline hold on to while she makes her decision to stay in Dublin?
(a) The iron railing.
(b) Her handbag.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Frank's hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what profession does Doyle's father became wealthy?

2. What is Villona's country of origin?

3. Who had previously rented a room in the house of the narrator of "Araby"?

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

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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