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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. Where does Mr. Duffy go after hearing of Mrs. Sinico's death?
(a) To Mrs. Sinico's house.
(b) A church.
(c) Home.
(d) A pub.

2. Which sport do Farrington and his friends engage in to prove their strength?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Weight lifting.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Arm wrestling.

3. In the first paragraph of "Clay," what is sitting on one of the tables?
(a) A fisherman's cap.
(b) A potter's wheel.
(c) Two silver candlesticks.
(d) Four barmbracks.

4. In "A Mother," how many concerts does Miss Kearney agree to play?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. Mr. Duffy has a book of whose poetry at one end of his bookshelf?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Browning.
(d) Keats.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Little Chandler habitually feel?

2. How much money does Farrington have left after his drinking binge?

3. For which cause would Gallaher choose to marry?

4. What is the nickname that Mr. Holohan has in "A Mother"?

5. Which adjective is used to describe the constable in "Grace"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Little Chandler's appearance.

3. Describe Mr. Alleyne from the story, "Counterparts".

4. Describe Farrington's relationship with his family.

5. What scheme does Mr. Henchy devise for opening the beer bottles?

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

7. How does Mrs. Sinico die?

8. What does the group of men in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" meet to discuss?

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

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

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