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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 does Eveline hold on to while she makes her decision to stay in Dublin?
(a) Her hat.
(b) The iron railing.
(c) Her handbag.
(d) Frank's hand.

2. In what month does "Two Gallants" take place?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) July.
(d) September.

3. What is Araby?
(a) A bazaar.
(b) A village by the sea.
(c) A school.
(d) A holiday.

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

5. Where did Corley meet his girlfriend?
(a) In a pub.
(b) At a bus stop.
(c) In church.
(d) Under Waterhouse's clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Boarding House," where is Mrs. Mooney's butcher shop?

2. On which street does the narrator of "Araby" live?

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

4. What was Corley's father by trade?

5. In "After the Race," where are the race cars going?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What change is Eveline considering?

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

4. What type of people lodge at Mrs. Mooney's establishment?

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

6. Describe Mrs. Mooney's business endeavors.

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

8. What does Lenehan do for a living?

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

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

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