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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What song is the harpist playing in "Two Gallants"?
(a) "Silent, O Moyle"
(b) "Danny Boy"
(c) "God Save the Queen"
(d) "Scotland the Brave"

3. What name does Lenehan call Corley with regard to Corley's romantic exploits?
(a) Lothario.
(b) Gigalow.
(c) Don Johnson.
(d) Don Juan.

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

5. 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) Leo Dillon.
(b) Flynn.
(c) Mahony.
(d) Billy Gardiner.

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

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

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

9. In "The Sisters," who helped the dead man's sisters deal with the funeral arrangements?
(a) Old Cotter.
(b) Father Flynn.
(c) Father O'Rourke.
(d) The narrator's aunt.

10. In what city did the dead man of "The Sisters" complete his education?
(a) Rome.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Oxford.

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

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

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

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

15. The first paragraph of "Eveline" mentions the smell of which object?
(a) Rusty cast-iron skillet.
(b) Baking bread.
(c) Lye soap.
(d) Dusty cretonne.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator of "Araby" wait every day to see the girl he likes?

3. On the day the narrator wishes to go to Araby, what time does the narrator's uncle get home?

4. Who bought the field in which Eveline used to play?

5. What is the destination of the boys' adventure in "An Encounter"?

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