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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The church fathers had written books as large as which book familiar to the narrator of "The Sisters"?
(a) Les Miserables.
(b) Post Office Directory.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) The Oxford English Dictionary.

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

4. In "Two Gallants," where had Lenehan spent the afternoon?
(a) In a pub.
(b) In a barber shop.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At work.

5. In "An Encounter," what do the boys decide to drink when they cannot find a dairy?
(a) Raspberry lemonade.
(b) Water.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Ginger beer.

6. The narrator of "Araby" mentions that the girl fidgets with which accessory while she talks to him?
(a) A rosary.
(b) Her hat.
(c) A silver bracelet.
(d) Her necklace.

7. Many people consider Lenehan, the protagonist of "Two Gallants," to be what?
(a) An academic.
(b) A jokester.
(c) A wise man.
(d) A leech.

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

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

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

11. 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.

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

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

14. Where do Eveline and Frank plan to live?
(a) Belfast.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) London.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "After the Race", what subject does Segouin introduce over dinner ?

3. In what city did the dead man of "The Sisters" complete his education?

4. What is the name of the American in "After the Race"?

5. At what time do Corley and Lenehan reunite?

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