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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 did the narrator of "Araby" once find under the bushes in the garden?
(a) A baseball.
(b) A golf ball.
(c) A bicycle pump.
(d) Old magazines.

2. What game do the men play at the end of "After the Race"?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Golf.
(c) Cards.
(d) Cricket.

3. What is the odd word from Euclid that the narrator of "The Sisters" mentions?
(a) Encephalitis.
(b) Gnomon.
(c) Pauperis.
(d) Perichoresis.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "After the Race," where do Segouin and Doyle meet each other?

2. What object does Mr. Doran polish several times because of his nervousness?

3. Many people consider Lenehan, the protagonist of "Two Gallants," to be what?

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

5. What song is the harpist playing in "Two Gallants"?

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