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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose picture is above the harmonium in "Eveline"?
(a) A priest.
(b) The prime minister.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) The narrator's grandfather.

2. 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 Flynn.
(d) Father O'Rourke.

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

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

5. Many people consider Lenehan, the protagonist of "Two Gallants," to be what?
(a) A leech.
(b) An academic.
(c) A wise man.
(d) A jokester.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. On the day the narrator wishes to go to Araby, what time does the narrator's uncle get home?
(a) 11:00 PM.
(b) 2:30 PM.
(c) 9:00 PM.
(d) 11:30 AM.

13. 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.

14. What is the name of the shop that the narrator visits in "The Sisters"?
(a) Drapery.
(b) The Hatchery.
(c) Cotter's Bakery.
(d) Fabric and Notions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of "An Encounter" mentions that he prefers which genre of literature to the Wild West stories?

2. Who are driving the blue cars in "After the Race"?

3. Where is Eveline's mother?

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 "Two Gallants," where does Lenehan eat?

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