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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 gift did the narrator's aunt used to give the dead man in "The Sisters"?
(a) Cookies.
(b) A cigar.
(c) Tea.
(d) High Toast snuff.

2. In "Two Gallants," where does Lenehan eat?
(a) Home.
(b) Refreshment Bar.
(c) A hotel restaurant.
(d) O'Brien's Pub.

3. In "An Encounter," what form of discipline for schoolboys who are caught talking to girls does the old man prefer?
(a) Expulsion.
(b) Lecturing.
(c) Whipping.
(d) Detention.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eveline hold on to while she makes her decision to stay in Dublin?

2. In "Two Gallants," where had Lenehan spent the afternoon?

3. How old is Eveline?

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

5. The narrator of "An Encounter" shouts which name to get his companion's attention so that they can run away from the old man?

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