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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Duffy go after hearing of Mrs. Sinico's death?
(a) A church.
(b) Home.
(c) To Mrs. Sinico's house.
(d) A pub.

2. Who serves as the accompanist for the second half of the Saturday concert in "A Mother"?
(a) Miss Kearney.
(b) Mr. Fitzpatrick.
(c) Mr. Holohan.
(d) Miss Healy.

3. What had Annie requested that Little Chandler bring home?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Milk.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Tea.

4. What is the setting as "Grace" begins?
(a) The seaside.
(b) The courthouse.
(c) A restroom.
(d) The protagonist's home.

5. What are all Joe's children wearing?
(a) Halloween costumes.
(b) Denim overalls.
(c) Play clothes.
(d) Their Sunday clothes.

6. In what month does "Counterparts" take place?
(a) December.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) August.

7. What does Mrs. Kernan make for her husband in order to nurse him back to health?
(a) Beef tea.
(b) Gelatin.
(c) Chicken soup.
(d) Blancmange.

8. What does Maria buy as a special gift for Joe and his wife?
(a) Imported cheese.
(b) A box of tea.
(c) Plumcake.
(d) Two pairs of fine leather gloves.

9. What do the two neighbor girls of "Clay" bring to share with everyone?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Crumpets.
(c) Colored eggs.
(d) Nuts.

10. What name does Mr. Alleyne call Farrington after Farrington makes a snide remark?
(a) "Insubordinate lowlife."
(b) "Foolish waste of space."
(c) "Impertinent ruffian."
(d) "Abominable, uneducated scum."

11. Mr. Duffy has a book of whose poetry at one end of his bookshelf?
(a) Keats.
(b) Browning.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Wordsworth.

12. At the end of "A Painful Case," what does Mr. Duffy hear?
(a) Silence.
(b) Two children playing.
(c) Mrs. Sinico's voice.
(d) A violin playing Mozart.

13. How does Little Chandler attempt to stop the baby's crying?
(a) He recites poetry.
(b) He yells.
(c) He begins to cry too.
(d) He sings a lullabye.

14. What is the weather like on Saturday in "A Mother"?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Clear.
(c) Windy.
(d) Snowy.

15. Where does Gallaher live?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what season does "A Little Cloud" take place?

2. One of the onlookers in "Grace" admits to having served the protagonist what?

3. In what month does "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" take place?

4. Who comes to look for Mr. Fanning in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room"?

5. In "Ivy Day at the Committee Room", what are the men expecting to arrive at any moment with?

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