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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 did Father Butler catch Leo Dillon reading?

2. Who introduced the Wild West to the narrator of "An Encounter"?

3. Of what did the dead man in "The Sisters" die?

4. What is the name of the American in "After the Race"?

5. What is the name of the shop that the narrator visits in "The Sisters"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What change is Eveline considering?

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

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

4. Describe Mrs. Mooney's business endeavors.

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

6. Why does Old Cotter think children should spend time with other children rather than befriending old men?

7. What do the young men in "After the Race" do on Farley's yacht?

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

9. What happens to Doyle during the card game?

10. What happens to the narrator at Araby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the relationship between wealth and high culture in "After the Race." Which characters represent wealth? Which characters represent high culture? How do they relate to one another, and which one gets more out of the relationship? Defend your opinions thoroughly.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Eveline's life as it currently stands and as it may have been if she had gone to Buenos Aires with Frank. Why does she choose to stay in Dublin? Explain. Do you think she chooses well, or should she have chosen to go with Frank?

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