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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. According to "A Mother," who is the secretary of the Eire Abu Society?

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

3. What does Mr. Duffy have for lunch every day?

4. What type of hat does Farrington wear while he walks to the pub?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the quality of the concerts.

2. Describe Mr. Alleyne from the story, "Counterparts".

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

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

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

6. What happens to ruin the relationship between Mr. Duffy and Mrs. Sinico?

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

8. In "Clay", how do Maria's acquaintances think of Maria?

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

10. How does Mrs. Sinico die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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