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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "After the Race", what subject does Segouin introduce over dinner ?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Religion.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Politics.

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

5. In "Eveline," what was the destination of Frank's first trip as a sailor?
(a) Canada.
(b) New York.
(c) Panama.
(d) Patagonia.

6. How much do Mrs. Mooney's boarders pay per week for room and board?
(a) A sixpence.
(b) Fifteen shillings.
(c) A pound.
(d) Two shillings.

7. What is the name of the shop that the narrator visits in "The Sisters"?
(a) Cotter's Bakery.
(b) Drapery.
(c) Fabric and Notions.
(d) The Hatchery.

8. Where is Eveline's mother?
(a) She is pulling up weeds in the garden.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She is working in a factory.
(d) She is dead.

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

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

11. What had Polly worked as before doing housekeeping for the boarding house?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A typist.

12. What color is Mr. Doran's beard?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduced the Wild West to the narrator of "An Encounter"?

2. What was Corley's father by trade?

3. The first paragraph of "Eveline" mentions the smell of which object?

4. In "The Boarding House," where does Mr. Doran work?

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

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