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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 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?
(a) Billy Gardiner.
(b) Leo Dillon.
(c) Flynn.
(d) Mahony.

2. For whom does Mr. Mooney work after he and Mrs. Mooney separate?
(a) The baker.
(b) The undertaker.
(c) The priest.
(d) The sheriff.

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

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?
(a) A ghost.
(b) An old woman wearing black.
(c) Two candles.
(d) A black curtain.

5. How old is Eveline?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Joyce mentions in "The Boarding House," what sits on the mantelpiece?

2. In "The Sisters," Eliza speculates that which object brought about the dead man's demise?

3. Where does the narrator of "Araby" wait every day to see the girl he likes?

4. In what month does "Two Gallants" take place?

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

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