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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. In "An Encounter," what form of discipline for schoolboys who are caught talking to girls does the old man prefer?
(a) Expulsion.
(b) Whipping.
(c) Lecturing.
(d) Detention.

2. Eveline remembers that one day long ago she and her family had taken a picnic where?
(a) The seaside.
(b) The wharf in Dublin.
(c) The moors.
(d) The Hill of Howth.

3. Where does the narrator of "Araby" wait every day to see the girl he likes?
(a) In the front parlor.
(b) Behind the big tree on the corner.
(c) At the mailbox.
(d) At his bedroom window.

4. The first paragraph of "Eveline" mentions the smell of which object?
(a) Lye soap.
(b) Baking bread.
(c) Rusty cast-iron skillet.
(d) Dusty cretonne.

5. On the day the narrator wishes to go to Araby, what time does the narrator's uncle get home?
(a) 11:00 PM.
(b) 11:30 AM.
(c) 2:30 PM.
(d) 9:00 PM.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What object does Mr. Doran polish several times because of his nervousness?

3. The old man in "An Encounter" says that young boys can't read some of the works by which author?

4. What gift did the narrator's aunt used to give the dead man in "The Sisters"?

5. How much do Mrs. Mooney's boarders pay per week for room and board?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Mooney's business endeavors.

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

3. Describe what happens when Father Flynn takes snuff.

4. What is Mrs. Mooney's plan with regard to Polly and Mr. Doran?

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

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

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

8. At the end of the story, "Two Gallants," what does the object in Corley's hand signify?

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

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

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