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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 does the servant Mary make out of the leftover bread crusts in "The Boarding House"?

2. On the day the narrator wishes to go to Araby, what time does the narrator's uncle get home?

3. The old man in "An Encounter" says that young boys can't read some of the works by which author?

4. Eveline remembers that one day long ago she and her family had taken a picnic where?

5. Who are driving the blue cars in "After the Race"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Mrs. Mooney's plan with regard to Polly and Mr. Doran?

5. At the end of the story, "Two Gallants," what does the object in Corley's hand signify?

6. What type of people lodge at Mrs. Mooney's establishment?

7. Describe Eveline's father.

8. Why is Mr. Doran hesitant to marry Polly?

9. Why do the boys in "An Encounter" read the Wild West stories?

10. Describe the four men in the French car from the story, "After the Race".

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summarize Father Purdon's sermon as related at the end of "Grace." How do you think that sermon affected the lives of the listeners, particularly that of Mr. Kernan? Do you think it was truly a message of grace, or do you think it was a message of playing tit-for-tat with God?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Mrs. Kearney's actions in "A Mother" as relates to the social conventions for the economic class to which the other characters belong. Then, make a decision about whether she defended justice by demanding proper payment or whether she simply made a nuisance of herself in polite company. Defend your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Mooney of "The Boarding House" has achieved financial independence through her business endeavors. What have her entrepreneurial dealings cost her in terms of respectability and social standing? Why does Mr. Doran believe that he will be marrying down if he marries Polly, even though Polly's family has a fair amount of wealth?

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