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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old is Polly in "The Boarding House"?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Nineteen.

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

6. How much does Eveline receive for wages each week?
(a) A sovereign.
(b) Eight pence.
(c) Seven shillings.
(d) Three pounds.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is the destination of the boys' adventure in "An Encounter"?
(a) The Pigeon House.
(b) The far side of Dublin.
(c) A pub with a Wild West motif.
(d) The wharf.

15. What pet name did Frank used to call Eveline?
(a) Bobbie.
(b) Buttercup.
(c) Poppens.
(d) Darling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Lenehan call Corley with regard to Corley's romantic exploits?

2. How old is Eveline?

3. In "Eveline," what was the destination of Frank's first trip as a sailor?

4. What color is Mr. Doran's beard?

5. In "The Boarding House," where is Mrs. Mooney's butcher shop?

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