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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 does Mrs. Kernan make for her husband in order to nurse him back to health?

2. How does Little Chandler habitually feel?

3. What is Mr. Power's first name?

4. In what month does "Counterparts" take place?

5. At the end of "A Painful Case," what does Mr. Duffy hear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the "plot" the Kernans' friends devise to bring some stability to Mr. Kernan's life?

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

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

6. How does Mrs. Sinico die?

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

8. How does Farrington spend his evening?

9. What preparations does Mrs. Kearney make for the concerts on behalf of her daughter?

10. Describe Little Chandler's appearance.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what the "little cloud" is in "A Little Cloud." Which character does it affect? How? Why? You may argue any reasonable position, as long as you can support it fully with examples from the text. Do not forget to consider minor characters, if you wish.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the actions of Eveline from "Eveline," Maria from "Clay," and Mrs. Kearney from "A Mother." Which character most closely resembles Joyce's ideal picture of femininity? Why? How does each character reflect the society of Dublin in the early 20th century?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the interaction between the two boys and the old man in "An Encounter." What does the old man talk about? How does the narrator feel about him at first, and how does he feel about him at the end? How does the boys' reaction to the old man contrast with the encounters with villains that the heroes in Wild West stories have?

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