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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 the man in the cycling suit in "Grace" give the injured man to revive him?

2. At the end of "Clay," what is Joe unable to find?

3. How does Little Chandler habitually feel?

4. What subjects does Mrs. Kearney learn in a convent?

5. What does Farrington eat after he has his drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Sinico die?

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

3. Describe the quality of the concerts.

4. In "A Painful Case," what is Mr. Duffy's daily routine?

5. Describe Farrington's relationship with his family.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Mooney of "The Boarding House" has achieved financial independence through her business endeavors. What have her entrepreneurial dealings cost her in terms of respectability and social standing? Why does Mr. Doran believe that he will be marrying down if he marries Polly, even though Polly's family has a fair amount of wealth?

Essay Topic 2

What does Araby signify for the narrator of "Araby"? What does it signify for Miss Mangan? Describe what the bazaar symbolically represents for each character and why.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between wealth and high culture in "After the Race." Which characters represent wealth? Which characters represent high culture? How do they relate to one another, and which one gets more out of the relationship? Defend your opinions thoroughly.

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