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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Corley meet his girlfriend?
(a) Under Waterhouse's clock.
(b) In church.
(c) At a bus stop.
(d) In a pub.

2. Who had previously rented a room in the house of the narrator of "Araby"?
(a) A factory worker.
(b) A university student.
(c) A priest.
(d) A teacher.

3. What is the name of the girl the narrator of "Araby" likes?
(a) Miss Mangan.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Miss O'Malley.
(d) Frieda.

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

5. The old man in "An Encounter" says that young boys can't read some of the works by which author?
(a) Lord Lytton.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Sir Walter Scott.
(d) Victor Hugo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Sisters" what is tied to the door knocker of the shop?

2. What is the name of the American in "After the Race"?

3. How old is Polly in "The Boarding House"?

4. What does Lenehan eat?

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

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