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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What expensive gift did the girlfriend once give Corley?
(a) A bottle of very old wine.
(b) Two cigars.
(c) A pocketwatch.
(d) A car.

2. During what season does "A Little Cloud" take place?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

3. The narrator of "An Encounter" shouts which name to get his companion's attention so that they can run away from the old man?
(a) Sean.
(b) Frankie.
(c) O'Donnell.
(d) Murphy.

4. In "A Little Cloud," where do Little Chandler and Gallaher meet to have a drink?
(a) Corless's.
(b) The King's Inn.
(c) The Spring Garden.
(d) Sean's Pub.

5. How old is Mrs. Sinico when she dies in "A Painful Case"?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Fifty-two.
(c) Forty-three.
(d) Thirty-nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men of "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" use to open their drinks?

2. In "An Encounter", what do the two boys eat for lunch?

3. In "The Sisters," who helped the dead man's sisters deal with the funeral arrangements?

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

5. What is Araby?

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