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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Boarding House".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game do the men play at the end of "After the Race"?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Golf.
(d) Cards.

2. What sound is coming from the street while Eveline muses over her memories?
(a) Two drunk men brawling.
(b) Birds singing.
(c) A backfiring car.
(d) A street organ.

3. In "Araby," who visits the narrator's house for tea?
(a) Mrs. Mercer.
(b) The priest.
(c) Miss Mangan.
(d) The doctor.

4. Where did Corley meet his girlfriend?
(a) In church.
(b) In a pub.
(c) At a bus stop.
(d) Under Waterhouse's clock.

5. How much does the narrator of "Araby" pay to get in at the bazaar?
(a) A shilling.
(b) Half a pound.
(c) A sixpence.
(d) A crown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the destination of the boys' adventure in "An Encounter"?

2. As Joyce mentions in "The Boarding House," what sits on the mantelpiece?

3. What color is Mr. Doran's beard?

4. In "The Boarding House," where is Mrs. Mooney's butcher shop?

5. In "After the Race," which of the four men in the car is happy because of having had a good lunch?

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