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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of "An Encounter" mentions that he prefers which genre of literature to the Wild West stories?
(a) Pulp fiction.
(b) American detective stories.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Stories of battles at sea.

2. What coin does the narrator of "Araby" carry with him on his evening out?
(a) A florin.
(b) A pound.
(c) A sixpence.
(d) A shilling.

3. In "Araby," who visits the narrator's house for tea?
(a) The priest.
(b) Mrs. Mercer.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Miss Mangan.

4. Where does Polly wait for Mr. Doran while he is talking with Mrs. Mooney?
(a) On the landing of the stairs.
(b) On Mr. Doran's bed.
(c) Outside.
(d) In the kitchen.

5. Who bought the field in which Eveline used to play?
(a) A priest.
(b) A man from Edinburgh.
(c) A man from Belfast.
(d) The narrator's neighbor.

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

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

8. What sound is coming from the street while Eveline muses over her memories?
(a) Birds singing.
(b) A street organ.
(c) Two drunk men brawling.
(d) A backfiring car.

9. What game do the men play at the end of "After the Race"?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Golf.
(c) Cards.
(d) Cricket.

10. On which street does the narrator of "Araby" live?
(a) North Richmond Street.
(b) Grand Avenue.
(c) Main Street.
(d) South Ringsend.

11. Where does the narrator of "Araby" wait every day to see the girl he likes?
(a) At the mailbox.
(b) Behind the big tree on the corner.
(c) In the front parlor.
(d) At his bedroom window.

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

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

14. What is the name of the boy from "An Encounter" who plans to go on the adventure but does not end up meeting the other boys?
(a) Flynn.
(b) Mahony.
(c) Billy Gardiner.
(d) Leo Dillon.

15. How old is Eveline?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Eighteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the servant Mary make out of the leftover bread crusts in "The Boarding House"?

2. What is the name of the shop that the narrator visits in "The Sisters"?

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

4. Of what did the dead man in "The Sisters" die?

5. In "The Sisters," Eliza speculates that which object brought about the dead man's demise?

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