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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. In "An Encounter," what do the boys decide to drink when they cannot find a dairy?

2. Over dinner in "After the Race," Villona discusses the beauty of which type of music?

3. How old is Polly in "The Boarding House"?

4. In what city did the dead man of "The Sisters" complete his education?

5. What is the name of the dead man in "The Sisters"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the narrator at Araby?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Corley's approach to the opposite sex?

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

10. What does Eveline do at the last moment before the ship leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Eveline to two other female protagonists, Maria of "Clay" and Mrs. Kearney of "A Mother." Which of the latter two do you believe Eveline will be more like when she reaches middle age and beyond? Why? Do you expect her to become hardened with age like Mrs. Kearney or to soften like Maria?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Father Flynn's faith in "The Sisters" with that of Father Purdon in "Grace." Given Father Purdon's sermon regarding keeping account books with God, how would he have responded if he had committed Father Flynn's fateful sin of dropping the chalice?

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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