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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the American in "After the Race"?
(a) Smith.
(b) Farley.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Routh.

3. In "The Sisters," Eliza speculates that which object brought about the dead man's demise?
(a) The flask that a friend had given him.
(b) A tree that was struck by lightning.
(c) A lost rosary.
(d) A broken chalice.

4. What coin does the narrator of "Araby" carry with him on his evening out?
(a) A sixpence.
(b) A shilling.
(c) A florin.
(d) A pound.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Eveline's mother?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lenehan do while Corley is on his date?

2. What incident led to the decline in Father Flynn's health?

3. In "An Encounter", describe the boys' experience with the children they encounter on their adventure.

4. Describe the narrator of "Araby"'s morning routine.

5. What happens to Doyle during the card game?

6. What happens to the narrator at Araby?

7. How did Doyle's father make his money?

8. In "An Encounter", what adventurous plan do the boys hatch?

9. Describe Eveline's father.

10. Why does Old Cotter think children should spend time with other children rather than befriending old men?

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