Dubliners Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Dubliners Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. As Joyce mentions in "The Boarding House," what sits on the mantelpiece?

2. What pet name did Frank used to call Eveline?

3. What musical instrument does Villona play well?

4. What did the narrator of "Araby" once find under the bushes in the garden?

5. In "The Boarding House," where does Mr. Doran work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Doyle's father make his money?

2. Describe what happens when Father Flynn takes snuff.

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

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

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

6. What happens to Doyle during the card game?

7. Describe Eveline's father.

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

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

10. Describe Mrs. Mooney's business endeavors.

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

Describe the interaction between the two boys and the old man in "An Encounter." What does the old man talk about? How does the narrator feel about him at first, and how does he feel about him at the end? How does the boys' reaction to the old man contrast with the encounters with villains that the heroes in Wild West stories have?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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