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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 Mr. Duffy do every evening for dessert?

2. Mr. Duffy attends the meetings of which group?

3. In the first paragraph of "Clay," what is sitting on one of the tables?

4. To what school does Old Jack send his son?

5. In "A Little Cloud," how long has it been since Little Chandler has seen Gallaher?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Mr. O'Connor's appearance in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room".

5. How does Mrs. Sinico die?

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

7. Describe Little Chandler's appearance.

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

9. Describe the quality of the concerts.

10. How does Little Chandler handle his crying baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the irony present in Joyce's choice of the title "Two Gallants" for a story about characters like Corley and Lenehan. What does "gallant" mean? In what ways are Corley and Lenehan gallant or not so gallant? Why do you think Joyce chose that title?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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