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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Villona's country of origin?

2. What color is Mr. Doran's beard?

3. In "Two Gallants," where does Lenehan eat?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Mooney's business endeavors.

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

3. What change is Eveline considering?

4. Why do the boys in "An Encounter" read the Wild West stories?

5. What does Lenehan do for a living?

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

7. Describe Eveline's father.

8. What do the young men in "After the Race" do on Farley's yacht?

9. Describe what happens when Father Flynn takes snuff.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summarize Father Purdon's sermon as related at the end of "Grace." How do you think that sermon affected the lives of the listeners, particularly that of Mr. Kernan? Do you think it was truly a message of grace, or do you think it was a message of playing tit-for-tat with God?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the ideals of the political heroes discussed in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" with the actual behavior of the characters in the story. Who are the political heroes, and what ideals do they espouse? What are the characters in the story doing while they talk about those heroes? What is the irony that Joyce describes in the story?

Essay Topic 3

In Dubliners, Joyce presents a scathing condemnation of the society of his beloved Dublin. Explain the deterioration that he depicts. How does Joyce effectively convey his message? Describe his choice of the short story genre, his use of symbolism and theme, and his character development.

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