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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. In "After the Race", what subject does Segouin introduce over dinner ?

3. What song is the harpist playing in "Two Gallants"?

4. In "An Encounter", what do the two boys eat for lunch?

5. Who had previously rented a room in the house of the narrator of "Araby"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lenehan do for a living?

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

3. Describe the narrator of "Araby"'s morning routine.

4. In "An Encounter", what adventurous plan do the boys hatch?

5. In "An Encounter", describe the boys' experience with the children they encounter on their adventure.

6. How did Doyle's father make his money?

7. What does Lenehan do while Corley is on his date?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Araby signify for the narrator of "Araby"? What does it signify for Miss Mangan? Describe what the bazaar symbolically represents for each character and why.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Father Flynn's faith in "The Sisters" with that of Father Purdon in "Grace." Given Father Purdon's sermon regarding keeping account books with God, how would he have responded if he had committed Father Flynn's fateful sin of dropping the chalice?

Essay Topic 3

What does Miss Ivors represent in the story "The Dead"? Why does she make Gabriel so uncomfortable, and why does she leave the dance so early? How does Miss Ivors' behavior correspond to the title of the story? Explain.

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