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

2. What is the name of the boy from "An Encounter" who plans to go on the adventure but does not end up meeting the other boys?
(a) Billy Gardiner.
(b) Leo Dillon.
(c) Flynn.
(d) Mahony.

3. What does the servant Mary make out of the leftover bread crusts in "The Boarding House"?
(a) Bread pudding.
(b) Nothing, because she throws them away.
(c) Croutons.
(d) Stuffing.

4. 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.

5. Who introduced the Wild West to the narrator of "An Encounter"?
(a) Mr. Gardiner.
(b) Joe Dillon.
(c) Father Butler.
(d) The narrator's older brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the dead man in "The Sisters"?

2. Where did Corley meet his girlfriend?

3. What is Araby?

4. In "The Boarding House," where does Mr. Doran work?

5. Where do Eveline and Frank plan to live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to the narrator at Araby?

5. What does Lenehan do for a living?

6. What did Father Flynn hope to do before he died?

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

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

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

10. What change is Eveline considering?

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