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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 Farrington's son offer to do by way of apology for offending Farrington?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Feed the pigs.
(c) Say a Hail Mary.
(d) Rebuild the fire.

2. To what school does Old Jack send his son?
(a) Christian Brothers.
(b) Oxford.
(c) University of Dublin.
(d) Cambridge.

3. When "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" introduces Mr. O'Connor, what is he doing?
(a) Rolling a cigarette.
(b) Opening a bottle of wine.
(c) Listening to the radio.
(d) Reading a newspaper.

4. What are all Joe's children wearing?
(a) Their Sunday clothes.
(b) Denim overalls.
(c) Play clothes.
(d) Halloween costumes.

5. Who is the king during "Ivy Day in the Committee Room"?
(a) King Richard IV.
(b) King James XIII.
(c) King Charles V.
(d) King Edward VII.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joe buy the purse that he gave to Maria?

2. In what month does "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" take place?

3. In "Clay," when Maria has visitors, what does she give them?

4. Where does Maria work?

5. When she was still single, what did Mrs. Kearney do instead of falling in love?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Kernan deal with her husband's drinking bouts?

2. Describe Mr. Holohan's work ethic in comparison to Mrs. Kearney's work ethic.

3. Describe Farrington's relationship with his family.

4. Describe Mr. O'Connor's appearance in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room".

5. In "Clay", how do Maria's acquaintances think of Maria?

6. In "A Painful Case," what is Mr. Duffy's daily routine?

7. Describe the game that Maria plays with Joe's family and the neighbor girls.

8. How do the men in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" react to Mr. Hynes's poem?

9. How does Mrs. Sinico die?

10. What injury does Mr. Kernan sustain in "Grace"?

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