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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. Where does Mr. Duffy go after hearing of Mrs. Sinico's death?

2. Who comes to look for Mr. Fanning in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room"?

3. What does Mr. Duffy have for lunch every day?

4. What does Mr. Duffy do for a living?

5. One of the onlookers in "Grace" admits to having served the protagonist what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" react to Mr. Hynes's poem?

2. Describe the game that Maria plays with Joe's family and the neighbor girls.

3. Describe Gallaher's lifestyle.

4. In "A Painful Case," what is Mr. Duffy's daily routine?

5. What are Little Chandler's dreams for himself?

6. How does Little Chandler handle his crying baby?

7. What happens when Farrington returns to his desk after the first time in the story Mr. Alleyne reprimands him?

8. What do Mr. Duffy and Mrs. Sinico do when they visit?

9. What does the group of men in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" meet to discuss?

10. What does Maria buy for Joe and his family, and what happens to those gifts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

What does Miss Ivors represent in the story "The Dead"? Why does she make Gabriel so uncomfortable, and why does she leave the dance so early? How does Miss Ivors' behavior correspond to the title of the story? Explain.

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