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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Araby" find in the stall he enters?
(a) Vases and tea sets.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Copper sculptures.

2. According to "After the Race," where do Segouin and Doyle meet each other?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Rome.
(c) The wharf.
(d) Dublin University.

3. 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 china plate.
(d) A pearl rosary.

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

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

6. The old man in "An Encounter" says that young boys can't read some of the works by which author?
(a) Lord Lytton.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Victor Hugo.
(d) Sir Walter Scott.

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

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

9. What is Villona's country of origin?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Ireland.

10. What does the servant Mary make out of the leftover bread crusts in "The Boarding House"?
(a) Croutons.
(b) Stuffing.
(c) Nothing, because she throws them away.
(d) Bread pudding.

11. 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) Murphy.
(d) O'Donnell.

12. In "After the Race," which of the four men in the car is happy because of having had a good lunch?
(a) Villona.
(b) Father Flynn.
(c) O'Brien.
(d) Doyle.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Eveline remembers that one day long ago she and her family had taken a picnic where?

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

3. What object does Mr. Doran polish several times because of his nervousness?

4. In "An Encounter," where do the boys plan to meet for their day of adventure?

5. What sound is coming from the street while Eveline muses over her memories?

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