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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Corley meet his girlfriend?
(a) In a pub.
(b) In church.
(c) At a bus stop.
(d) Under Waterhouse's clock.

3. At what time do Corley and Lenehan reunite?
(a) 10:30 PM.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 8:00 PM.
(d) Noon.

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

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

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

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

8. What is the name of the girl the narrator of "Araby" likes?
(a) Miss O'Malley.
(b) Frieda.
(c) Miss Mangan.
(d) Kelly.

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

10. Where does the narrator of "Araby" wait every day to see the girl he likes?
(a) In the front parlor.
(b) Behind the big tree on the corner.
(c) At the mailbox.
(d) At his bedroom window.

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

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

13. Who introduced the Wild West to the narrator of "An Encounter"?
(a) Father Butler.
(b) Mr. Gardiner.
(c) The narrator's older brother.
(d) Joe Dillon.

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

15. On which street does the narrator of "Araby" live?
(a) Main Street.
(b) North Richmond Street.
(c) Grand Avenue.
(d) South Ringsend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the dead man in "The Sisters"?

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

3. What song is the harpist playing in "Two Gallants"?

4. What did the narrator of "Araby" once find under the bushes in the garden?

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

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