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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 Mr. Duffy always carry while he walks?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A hazel walking stick.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A pipe.

2. Who serves as the accompanist for the second half of the Saturday concert in "A Mother"?
(a) Mr. Fitzpatrick.
(b) Miss Healy.
(c) Mr. Holohan.
(d) Miss Kearney.

3. Where does Maria work?
(a) On a sailboat.
(b) In a laundry.
(c) In a church.
(d) In a hospital.

4. How old is Mrs. Sinico when she dies in "A Painful Case"?
(a) Forty-three.
(b) Thirty-nine.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Fifty-two.

5. Where does Gallaher live?
(a) Paris.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Dublin.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Kernan always wear when he is out in the city?

2. At the end of "Clay," what is Joe unable to find?

3. What does Maria touch when she is playing the game with the blindfold?

4. Martin Cunningham's face looks like the face of which person?

5. In "A Little Cloud," where do Little Chandler and Gallaher meet to have a drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gallaher's lifestyle.

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

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

4. How does Farrington spend his evening?

5. What are Little Chandler's dreams for himself?

6. Describe Little Chandler's appearance.

7. What does Maria buy for Joe and his family, and what happens to those gifts?

8. What do Mr. Duffy and Mrs. Sinico do when they visit?

9. How does Little Chandler handle his crying baby?

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

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