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| In “Araby” the narrator travels to where at the end of the story? |
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| According to the newspaper article in the story, what causes Mrs. Sinico’s death in “A Painful Case”? |
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| A shock or heart failure (not the train!) |
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| What does Maria lose in “Clay”? |
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| Who narrates “An Encounter”? |
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| In “A Little Cloud,” what does Little Chandler dream about becoming? |
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| In “The Sisters,” what does Father Flynn hold in his hands? |
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| What does the narrator liken Eveline to when she freezes on the docks in “Eveline”? |
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| What does Corley procure from his date in “Two Gallants”? |
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| What does Miss Ivors call Gabriel when they dance together in “The Dead”? |
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| What captures Gretta’s attention while the other guests leave the Morkan party in “The Dead”? |
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| Who is referred to as “The Madam” in “The Boarding House”? |
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| What does Maria do at the end of “Clay” that makes Joe Donnelly cry? |
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| What does Farrington do when he returns home in “Counterparts”? |
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| In “A Painful Case,” what does Mr. Duffy see in the park by his house? |
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| In “A Mother,” why does Mrs. Kearney storm out of the final concert with her daughter when it is only halfway through? |
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| The organizers refused to pay the full fee they agreed upon |
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| Why does Farrington’s boss yell at him at the beginning of “Counterparts”? |
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| He failed to complete a copying assignment |
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| What does Gabriel look at outside of his hotel window in “The Dead”? |
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| What does Gabriel do in “The Dead” that no one else does during the party meal? |
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| What is one of the words that the boy of “The Sisters” thinks of when he looks through Father Flynn’s window? |
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| What sound in “Eveline” suddenly makes Eveline determined to escape her domestic life? |
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| In “A Mother,” what does Mrs. Kearney insist her daughter learn, in addition to piano? |
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What is simony as described in "The Sisters?"
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| The selling of church services |
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| What is gnomon, as seen in "The Sisters"? |
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| Sundial--the whole of a character is revealed by a single part |
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What is one of the main conflicts/themes of "An Encounter"?
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Reality vs. fantasy
(desire for another world besides Dublin, children play wild west) |
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| Why is Eveline unlike any other characters in Dubliners? |
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| She has the opportunity for a way out, but does not take it out of fear of the unknown. |
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| Who are the two main characters in Two Gallants? |
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