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74 Cards in this Set
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Name the city in which Joyce grew up.
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Dublin
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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
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The first line of Dubliners alludes to the famous epic poem __________, written by _________.
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Inferno, Dante
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Dubliners had difficulty getting published. True or False?
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True
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The central symbolic figure of "The Sisters" is a dead _________.
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priest
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The three interpretive keywords given in italics in the first paragraph of "The Sisters" are:
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paralysis, gnomon, simony
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What does the boy imagine that his mentor is doing in his coffin?
a) squirming b) smiling c) praying d) grimacing |
b) smiling
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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
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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
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The boy's mentor had suffered three:
a) strokes b) heart attacks c) infections d) seizures e) comas |
a) strokes
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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
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Leo Dillon gets caught reading what in school?
a) Tolstoy b) Shakespeare c) pornography d) a Western e) a crime story |
d) a Western
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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
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The boy and his companion are called:
a)swaddlers b)Protestants c)idiots d) harps e) slackers |
a) swaddlers
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What color are the old Josser's eyes?
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Green
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The boy does not want the older Josser to think he is:
a)weak b) smart c)stupid d)innocent e)happy |
c) stupid
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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
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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
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An epiphany is ________
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a coming of wisdom
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There are two kinds of epiphanies in Dubliners. Those experienced by the __________ and those experiences by the __________.
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character, reader
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Joyce derived his concept of the letmotif from whose operas?
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Wagner
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In the story "Araby", Araby is a _________.
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bazaar
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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
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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
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She cannot go to Araby b/c she has to go on a ___________.
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retreat
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What does the boy-narrator promise her?
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a gift from Araby
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Araby refers to what area of the world?
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Mideast
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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
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When the boy enters Araby, he sees "men counting money on a salver." The scene alludes to what Biblical episode?
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moneychangers in the temple
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The people working the stalls have "_______ accents."
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English
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The boy comes to see himself as a "creature driven and derided by __________"
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vanity
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For most of the story "Eveline," the protagonist is packing for her journey. True or False?
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False
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On a wall in Eveline's home, there is a photograph of a _________ and a print of the promises made to ____________.
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priest, Mary Margaret
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The person in the photograph was a friend of whom?
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her father's
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To what city is Eveline planning to go?
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Buenos Aires
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That city was a byword for what nefarious activity?
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sexual slavery
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What is the punning name of her sailor boy?
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Frank
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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
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What character in another Dubiners story sings a song from this opera?
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Maria
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By what is Eveline threatened at home?
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her father's physical violence
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What had Eveline promised her dying mother?
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that she would keep the house together
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The title "Two Gallants" is ironic. True or False.
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True
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Corley's father was a __________.
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policeman
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Corley's "girl" is dressed in blue, white and silver, colors associated with ______________.
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the Virgin Mary
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The place names in "Two Gallants" all speak to what aspect of Irish history?
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England's colonization
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What instrument do Corley and Lenehan listen to outside "the club?"
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harp
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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 of Wexford |
f) Silent, O Moyle
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Lenehan's evening meal consists of ginger beef and a plate of __________.
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peas
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What type of coin does Corley reveal to Lenehan at the end of the story?
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a sovereign
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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
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The boarders spoke of Mrs. Mooney as ________.
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The Madam
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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
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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
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Whose physical violence does Doran have to fear?
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Jack Mooney
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In what city does Ignatius Gallaher work?
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London
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What is his occupation?
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a writer
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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
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To what vocation does Chandler aspire?
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poet
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Gallaher objects to the way Chandler takes his ________.
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whiskey
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In "Counterparts," Farrington works as a _______.
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clerk
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Why does Farrington leave his office in the middle of the day?
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to get a drink
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What ritual characterizes Farrington's night out?
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treating others to rounds
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At what feat of strength is Farrington defeated? What is the name of his adversary? What nationality is he?
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arm wrestling, Weathers, British
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How does Farrington relieve his frustrations at the end of the evening?
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he beats his son
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How does Farrington obtain the money to finance his night out?
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pawns his watch
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What story is told and retold during Farrington's night out?
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how he made a smart remark to Mr. Alleyne.
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To whom is Farrington forced to apologize?
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Mr. Alleyne
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The Protestant laundry where Maria works employs what kind of women?
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reformed prostitutes
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On what holiday is the game "Clay" played?
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Hallow's Eve
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The game "Clay" is primarily intended for what kind of person?
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children
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What does it mean to get the clay in the game of "Clay?"
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death
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Characterize the stylistic tone of "Clay."
a)angry b)sad c)child-like d)mature e)sarcastic f)dreamy |
c)child-like
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Who did Maria used to live with?
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Joe and his family
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What mistake does Maria make during her musical performance?
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she repeats a verse
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