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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food items does Mrs. Mooney lock up after breakfast?
(a) Coffee and tea.
(b) Ale and wine.
(c) Sugar and butter.
(d) Bacon and roast beef.

2. The church fathers had written books as large as which book familiar to the narrator of "The Sisters"?
(a) Les Miserables.
(b) Post Office Directory.
(c) The Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) War and Peace.

3. Where does Polly wait for Mr. Doran while he is talking with Mrs. Mooney?
(a) On the landing of the stairs.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) Outside.
(d) On Mr. Doran's bed.

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

5. For whom does Mr. Mooney work after he and Mrs. Mooney separate?
(a) The priest.
(b) The undertaker.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) The baker.

6. What do the mourners have to drink after viewing the corpse in "The Sisters"?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Sherry.
(c) Tea.
(d) Brandy.

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

8. In "An Encounter," the narrator's shoes are made of which material?
(a) Canvas.
(b) Suede.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Leather.

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

10. What was Corley's father by trade?
(a) A shopkeeper.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A professor.
(d) A policeman.

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

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

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

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

15. What object does Mr. Doran polish several times because of his nervousness?
(a) A silver spoon.
(b) His glasses.
(c) A wine glass.
(d) His watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose picture is above the harmonium in "Eveline"?

2. What does Eveline hold on to while she makes her decision to stay in Dublin?

3. What did Father Butler catch Leo Dillon reading?

4. The narrator of "An Encounter" shouts which name to get his companion's attention so that they can run away from the old man?

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

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