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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Of what did the dead man in "The Sisters" die?
(a) Whooping cough.
(b) Meningitis.
(c) Paralysis.
(d) Rubella.

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

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

6. What time is it at the conclusion of "After the Race"?
(a) 3:00 AM.
(b) Daybreak.
(c) Dusk.
(d) 1:00 AM.

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

8. In "An Encounter", what do the two boys eat for lunch?
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Ham sandwiches.
(c) Tea and cookies.
(d) Currant buns.

9. In "The Sisters" what is tied to the door knocker of the shop?
(a) Two chrysanthemums.
(b) A crape bouquet.
(c) A "closed" sign.
(d) A rosary.

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

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

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

13. As Joyce mentions in "The Boarding House," what sits on the mantelpiece?
(a) A portrait of Mrs. Mooney's father.
(b) A clock.
(c) A pearl rosary.
(d) A china plate.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who are driving the blue cars in "After the Race"?

4. What pet name did Frank used to call Eveline?

5. On which street does the narrator of "Araby" live?

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