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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. Why is Mary stuck at home for awhile yet?

2. What is included with the letter from the person in #113?

3. What are the rumors O'Keefe has heard about Dangerfield?

4. O'Keefe wonders what Dangerfield will do with __________________.

5. Which friend does Dangerfield phone from his hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is religion an important theme in the novel?

2. At whose expense does Dangerfield live a better life in London?

3. Why does Dangerfield believe that his father's death is the end to all of Dangerfield's problems?

4. Why is Dangerfield so devastated by the terms of his father's will?

5. Why does Dangerfield relent and go to the party Clocklan invited him to attend?

6. Describe the dire straits in which Tony Malarkey is living.

7. What objective has O'Keefe still not attained in his life?

8. Why does Miss Frost regret going to bed with Dangerfield?

9. Who is the last person in his Dublin experience that Dangerfield visits before leaving for London?

10. Why has Mary's true personality emerged since meeting Dangerfield?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poverty seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of poverty? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

Poverty and wealth is an important theme in DA. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Mary. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Mary?

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