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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 is the predominant religion of Ireland?

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

3. What religion does Miss Frost believe in?

4. What food does Miss Frost prepare for Dangerfield?

5. Why is Mary stuck at home for awhile yet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Perry Clocklan and where does Dangerfield encounter him?

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

3. What is the content of the letter Dangerfield receives from Skully?

4. What is the relationship between Dangerfield and Miss Frost at this point?

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

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

7. Describe Dangerfield's indulgent behavior when he learns that Marion has left him.

8. Why does Mary's bath symbolize her new life?

9. What news is assumed to be true about Clocklan?

10. How does Dangerfield's move from Dublin to London show the difference between poverty and wealth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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