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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Ivy Day in the Committee Room".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the narrator of "Araby" pay to get in at the bazaar?
(a) A shilling.
(b) A sixpence.
(c) A crown.
(d) Half a pound.

2. In "An Encounter," where do the boys plan to meet for their day of adventure?
(a) Behind the neighborhood pub.
(b) In the park next to the school.
(c) At Mahony's house.
(d) The Canal Bridge.

3. To what school does Old Jack send his son?
(a) University of Dublin.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Christian Brothers.
(d) Cambridge.

4. Mr. Duffy has a book of whose poetry at one end of his bookshelf?
(a) Keats.
(b) Browning.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Shakespeare.

5. In "After the Race," where are the race cars going?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Norway.
(c) Belfast.
(d) The English Channel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of "An Encounter" mentions that he prefers which genre of literature to the Wild West stories?

2. The church fathers had written books as large as which book familiar to the narrator of "The Sisters"?

3. What food items does Mrs. Mooney lock up after breakfast?

4. What coin does the narrator of "Araby" carry with him on his evening out?

5. What do the mourners have to drink after viewing the corpse in "The Sisters"?

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