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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who introduced the Wild West to the narrator of "An Encounter"?
(a) Father Butler.
(b) The narrator's older brother.
(c) Mr. Gardiner.
(d) Joe Dillon.

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

4. 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) A black curtain.
(d) An old woman wearing black.

5. In "An Encounter," what form of discipline for schoolboys who are caught talking to girls does the old man prefer?
(a) Lecturing.
(b) Whipping.
(c) Expulsion.
(d) Detention.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time do Corley and Lenehan reunite?

2. On which street does the narrator of "Araby" live?

3. What coin does the narrator of "Araby" carry with him on his evening out?

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

5. According to "After the Race," where do Segouin and Doyle meet each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Father Flynn takes snuff.

2. What does Lenehan do while Corley is on his date?

3. Describe the narrator's mood in the days preceding Araby.

4. Describe Frank from the story, "Eveline".

5. In "An Encounter", describe the boys' experience with the children they encounter on their adventure.

6. In "An Encounter", what adventurous plan do the boys hatch?

7. What change is Eveline considering?

8. What did Father Flynn hope to do before he died?

9. Describe the topics of the conversation that the old man has with Mahony and the narrator in "An Encounter".

10. Why can't Miss Mangan go to Araby?

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