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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. Who comes to look for Mr. Fanning in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room"?

2. What are all Joe's children wearing?

3. In "A Little Cloud," where do Little Chandler and Gallaher meet to have a drink?

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

5. Where does Gallaher live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Mrs. Kearney demands that the Eire Abu Society fulfill their part of the contract?

3. How does Little Chandler handle his crying baby?

4. What injury does Mr. Kernan sustain in "Grace"?

5. What happens when Farrington returns to his desk after the first time in the story Mr. Alleyne reprimands him?

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

7. What is the sermon the priest delivers in "Grace"?

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Sinico die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Eveline's life as it currently stands and as it may have been if she had gone to Buenos Aires with Frank. Why does she choose to stay in Dublin? Explain. Do you think she chooses well, or should she have chosen to go with Frank?

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

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?

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