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Name the city in which Joyce grew up.: Dublin
With Dubliners Joyce invented a new literary genre. What was it? a) the poem b) the novel c) the short story d) the synchronic collection e) the text: d) the synchronic collection
The first line of Dubliners alludes to the famous epic poem __________, written by _________.: Inferno, Dante
Dubliners had difficulty getting published. True or False?: True
The central symbolic figure of "The Sisters" is a dead _________.: priest
The three interpretive keywords given in italics in the first paragraph of "The Sisters" are:: paralysis, gnomon, simony
What does the boy imagine that his mentor is doing in his coffin? a) squirming b) smiling c) praying d) grimacing: b) smiling
The boy dreams of administering a sacrament to his mentor. Is it: a) communion b) last rites c) confirmation d) baptism e) confession f) matrimony: e) confession
Why does the boy refuse the cream crackers? a) he's not hungry b) he didn't want to make noise c) he didnt want to make a mess: b) he didnt' want to make noise
The boy's mentor had suffered three: a) strokes b) heart attacks c) infections d) seizures e) comas: a) strokes
Who speaks in incomplete sentences during the dinner conversation at the story's outset? a) the uncle b) the aunt c) old Cotter d) the boy: c) old Cotter
Leo Dillon gets caught reading what in school? a) Tolstoy b) Shakespeare c) pornography d) a Western e) a crime story: d) a Western
The narrator of "An Encounter" goes on a day's adventure w/: a)Father Butler b) Joe Dillon c) Leo Dillon d) his uncle e) Mahoney f) b&c g) b&e: e) Mahoney
The boy and his companion are called: a)swaddlers b)Protestants c)idiots d) harps e) slackers: a) swaddlers
What color are the old Josser's eyes?: Green
The boy does not want the older Josser to think he is: a)weak b) smart c)stupid d)innocent e)happy: c) stupid
What does the Josser say he likes better than anything? a)books b) little girls c) fishing d)sex e) whipping boys f) fondling boys: b) little girls
At the end of the story the boy's companion "ran... a)away b)home c)as if to bring aid d)to start a fight e) to win the game: c) as if to bring aid
An epiphany is ________: a coming of wisdom
There are two kinds of epiphanies in Dubliners. Those experienced by the __________ and those experiences by the __________.: character, reader
Joyce derived his concept of the letmotif from whose operas?: Wagner
In the story "Araby", Araby is a _________.: bazaar
The name "Mangan's sister" alludes to a)an Irish politician b)an Irish king c)a British playwright d)an Irish poet e) an Irish dandy: d) an Irish poet
This allusion, in turn, makes her a version of a)carroty Bess b)the ice queen c)Rosie O'Grady d) the last of the Mohicans e) Ophelia f)dark Rosaleen g) a valkyrie: f) dark Rosaleen
She cannot go to Araby b/c she has to go on a ___________.: retreat
What does the boy-narrator promise her?: a gift from Araby
Araby refers to what area of the world?: Mideast
In turn-of-the-Century Western Europe, this area was imagined to be a place of great a)intellectual achievement b)virute c)sexual luxury d)hope for the future e) religous awakening: c) sexual luxury
When the boy enters Araby, he sees "men counting money on a salver." The scene alludes to what Biblical episode?: moneychangers in the temple
The people working the stalls have "_______ accents.": English
The boy comes to see himself as a "creature driven and derided by __________": vanity
For most of the story "Eveline," the protagonist is packing for her journey. True or False?: False
On a wall in Eveline's home, there is a photograph of a _________ and a print of the promises made to ____________.: priest, Mary Margaret
The person in the photograph was a friend of whom?: her father's
To what city is Eveline planning to go?: Buenos Aires
That city was a byword for what nefarious activity?: sexual slavery
What is the punning name of her sailor boy?: Frank
What opera does he take her to see? a)La Boheme b)Carmen c)the Ring of the Niebelung d)Tannhauser e) The Bohemian Girl: e) The Bohemian Girl
What character in another Dubiners story sings a song from this opera?: Maria
By what is Eveline threatened at home?: her father's physical violence
What had Eveline promised her dying mother?: that she would keep the house together
The title "Two Gallants" is ironic. True or False.: True
Corley's father was a __________.: policeman
Corley's "girl" is dressed in blue, white and silver, colors associated with ______________.: the Virgin Mary
The place names in "Two Gallants" all speak to what aspect of Irish history?: England's colonization
What instrument do Corley and Lenehan listen to outside "the club?": harp
What song is being played? a)Danny Boy b) The Rocky Road to Dublin c)Come back to Erin d) Love's Old Sweet Song e)I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls f)Silent, O Moyle g) The Boys of Killarney h)We are the Boys: f) Silent, O Moyle
Lenehan's evening meal consists of ginger beef and a plate of __________.: peas
What type of coin does Corley reveal to Lenehan at the end of the story?: a sovereign
What euphemistic term is used to describe the sexually available Polly Mooney? a)frisky b)lively c)affectionate d)high-spirited e)friendly f)boisterous: b)lively
The boarders spoke of Mrs. Mooney as ________.: The Madam
What single word knots together the religious pressures on Doran and the purely financial stakes for Mrs. Mooney? a)offering b)indemnity c)redemption d)reparation e)recuperation: d)reparation
Where does Doran work? a)a Protestant estate b)a Catholic wine merchant c)a Church d)an insurance office e)a Protestant copying firm: b)a Catholic wine merchant
Whose physical violence does Doran have to fear?: Jack Mooney
In what city does Ignatius Gallaher work?: London
What is his occupation?: a writer
How long has it been since Chandler has seen Gallaher? a)a month b)a year c)six months d)eight years e)thirty years: d)eight years
To what vocation does Chandler aspire?: poet
Gallaher objects to the way Chandler takes his ________.: whiskey
In "Counterparts," Farrington works as a _______.: clerk
Why does Farrington leave his office in the middle of the day?: to get a drink
What ritual characterizes Farrington's night out?: treating others to rounds
At what feat of strength is Farrington defeated? What is the name of his adversary? What nationality is he?: arm wrestling, Weathers, British
How does Farrington relieve his frustrations at the end of the evening?: he beats his son
How does Farrington obtain the money to finance his night out?: pawns his watch
What story is told and retold during Farrington's night out?: how he made a smart remark to Mr. Alleyne.
To whom is Farrington forced to apologize?: Mr. Alleyne
The Protestant laundry where Maria works employs what kind of women?: reformed prostitutes
On what holiday is the game "Clay" played?: Hallow's Eve
The game "Clay" is primarily intended for what kind of person?: children
What does it mean to get the clay in the game of "Clay?": death
Characterize the stylistic tone of "Clay." a)angry b)sad c)child-like d)mature e)sarcastic f)dreamy: c)child-like
Who did Maria used to live with?: Joe and his family
What mistake does Maria make during her musical performance?: she repeats a verse

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