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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Eveline?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-two.

2. What is the name of the dead man in "The Sisters"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Old Cotter.
(c) Araby.
(d) Father Flynn.

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

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

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

6. Who are driving the blue cars in "After the Race"?
(a) The German men.
(b) The French men.
(c) Professors.
(d) Nuns.

7. How much does the narrator of "Araby" pay to get in at the bazaar?
(a) A crown.
(b) A shilling.
(c) A sixpence.
(d) Half a pound.

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

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

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

11. What game do the men play at the end of "After the Race"?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Cards.
(c) Golf.
(d) Bridge.

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

13. What did Father Butler catch Leo Dillon reading?
(a) The Apache Chief.
(b) The Bloody Saloon.
(c) Standoff at Little Bighorn.
(d) High Noon.

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

15. What does Eveline hold on to while she makes her decision to stay in Dublin?
(a) Frank's hand.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her handbag.
(d) The iron railing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Eveline receive for wages each week?

2. The church fathers had written books as large as which book familiar to the narrator of "The Sisters"?

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

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

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

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