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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. When she was still single, what did Mrs. Kearney do instead of falling in love?

2. Where does Maria work?

3. Where does Joe buy the purse that he gave to Maria?

4. Who is the king during "Ivy Day in the Committee Room"?

5. Where do Mr. Duffy and Mrs. Sinico meet for the last time in "A Painful Case"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Farrington spend his evening?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Little Chandler's appearance.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Father Flynn's demise as depicted in "The Sisters." In what ways was his death related to his faith? Be sure to discuss the incident with the chalice and the later incident of his laughing in the confessional booth.

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 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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