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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "After the Race".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are driving the blue cars in "After the Race"?
(a) Professors.
(b) The German men.
(c) Nuns.
(d) The French men.

2. In "An Encounter," where do the boys plan to meet for their day of adventure?
(a) The Canal Bridge.
(b) At Mahony's house.
(c) In the park next to the school.
(d) Behind the neighborhood pub.

3. What is the name of the boy from "An Encounter" who plans to go on the adventure but does not end up meeting the other boys?
(a) Leo Dillon.
(b) Mahony.
(c) Flynn.
(d) Billy Gardiner.

4. In "The Sisters," who helped the dead man's sisters deal with the funeral arrangements?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) Old Cotter.
(c) Father Flynn.
(d) Father O'Rourke.

5. How much does Eveline receive for wages each week?
(a) A sovereign.
(b) Three pounds.
(c) Eight pence.
(d) Seven shillings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Encounter," what form of discipline for schoolboys who are caught talking to girls does the old man prefer?

2. What is Araby?

3. What do the mourners have to drink after viewing the corpse in "The Sisters"?

4. Of what did the dead man in "The Sisters" die?

5. In "An Encounter," the narrator's shoes are made of which material?

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