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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 time is it at the conclusion of "After the Race"?

2. Whose picture is above the harmonium in "Eveline"?

3. In "The Boarding House," where does Mr. Doran work?

4. Where did Corley meet his girlfriend?

5. On the day the narrator wishes to go to Araby, what time does the narrator's uncle get home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Corley's approach to the opposite sex?

3. What does Lenehan do for a living?

4. What happens to the narrator at Araby?

5. Describe Frank from the story, "Eveline".

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

7. What happens to Doyle during the card game?

8. Describe the four men in the French car from the story, "After the Race".

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between wealth and high culture in "After the Race." Which characters represent wealth? Which characters represent high culture? How do they relate to one another, and which one gets more out of the relationship? Defend your opinions thoroughly.

Essay Topic 2

How does Little Chandler in "A Little Cloud" compare to Farrington in "Counterparts"? Which of their behaviors are similar, and which are different? To what extent? Can you imagine Little Chandler becoming a person like Farrington later in life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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