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

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

3. What pet name did Frank used to call Eveline?
(a) Buttercup.
(b) Darling.
(c) Poppens.
(d) Bobbie.

4. What sound is coming from the street while Eveline muses over her memories?
(a) Birds singing.
(b) Two drunk men brawling.
(c) A street organ.
(d) A backfiring car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What food items does Mrs. Mooney lock up after breakfast?

2. What do the mourners have to drink after viewing the corpse in "The Sisters"?

3. Where is Eveline's mother?

4. Who bought the field in which Eveline used to play?

5. The narrator of "Araby" mentions that the girl fidgets with which accessory while she talks to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Corley's approach to the opposite sex?

3. What change is Eveline considering?

4. What do the young men in "After the Race" do on Farley's yacht?

5. Describe the topics of the conversation that the old man has with Mahony and the narrator in "An Encounter".

6. Describe the four men in the French car from the story, "After the Race".

7. Why can't Miss Mangan go to Araby?

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

9. Describe the narrator's mood in the days preceding Araby.

10. What does Eveline do at the last moment before the ship leaves?

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