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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Boarding House," where is Mrs. Mooney's butcher shop?
(a) Behind a football stadium.
(b) Adjacent to the Catholic church.
(c) Near Spring Gardens.
(d) Near Belfast.

2. How much does Eveline receive for wages each week?
(a) Eight pence.
(b) A sovereign.
(c) Three pounds.
(d) Seven shillings.

3. Whose picture is above the harmonium in "Eveline"?
(a) The prime minister.
(b) The narrator's grandfather.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) A priest.

4. According to "After the Race," where do Segouin and Doyle meet each other?
(a) Rome.
(b) Dublin University.
(c) The wharf.
(d) Cambridge.

5. The first paragraph of "Eveline" mentions the smell of which object?
(a) Dusty cretonne.
(b) Baking bread.
(c) Lye soap.
(d) Rusty cast-iron skillet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Polly wait for Mr. Doran while he is talking with Mrs. Mooney?

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

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

4. In "An Encounter," what form of discipline for schoolboys who are caught talking to girls does the old man prefer?

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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