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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Eveline?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Twenty-two.

3. In the first paragraph of "The Sisters," the narrator states that he will know if his friend is dead because he will see what in the window?
(a) A ghost.
(b) Two candles.
(c) An old woman wearing black.
(d) A black curtain.

4. What does the servant Mary make out of the leftover bread crusts in "The Boarding House"?
(a) Stuffing.
(b) Croutons.
(c) Nothing, because she throws them away.
(d) Bread pudding.

5. In "After the Race", what subject does Segouin introduce over dinner ?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

6. The church fathers had written books as large as which book familiar to the narrator of "The Sisters"?
(a) Les Miserables.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) The Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) Post Office Directory.

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

8. In "An Encounter," what do the boys decide to drink when they cannot find a dairy?
(a) Water.
(b) Ginger beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Raspberry lemonade.

9. The narrator of "An Encounter" mentions that he prefers which genre of literature to the Wild West stories?
(a) American detective stories.
(b) Stories of battles at sea.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Pulp fiction.

10. What is the name of the girl the narrator of "Araby" likes?
(a) Miss Mangan.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Miss O'Malley.
(d) Frieda.

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

12. Whose picture is above the harmonium in "Eveline"?
(a) The narrator's grandfather.
(b) The prime minister.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) A priest.

13. What musical instrument does Villona play well?
(a) Piano.
(b) Church organ.
(c) Clarinet.
(d) Violin.

14. What object does Mr. Doran polish several times because of his nervousness?
(a) His glasses.
(b) A silver spoon.
(c) His watch.
(d) A wine glass.

15. What is the odd word from Euclid that the narrator of "The Sisters" mentions?
(a) Pauperis.
(b) Gnomon.
(c) Perichoresis.
(d) Encephalitis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Araby?

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

3. In "An Encounter," where do the boys plan to meet for their day of adventure?

4. In "Two Gallants," where had Lenehan spent the afternoon?

5. Where do Eveline and Frank plan to live?

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