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Quiz: Comprehending the Reading
Question 1a of 10 ( 2 Character and Point of View in "Araby" 297232 )
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Question:
Who is the narrator of the story?
Choice
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A.
An unidentified thirdperson narrator
B.
The boy's father
*C. The protagonist
D.
Correct!
A priest
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The correct answer is: The protagonist.
Question 1b of 10 ( 2 Character and Point of View in "Araby" 297233 )
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In "Araby," the story's protagonist is also its _____.
Choice
A.
chorus
B.
author
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*C. narrator
D.
Correct!
antagonist
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The correct answer is: narrator.
Question 1c of 10 ( 2 Character and Point of View in "Araby" 297234 )
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"Araby" is told from the point of view of:
Choice
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A.
a third-person narrator.
B.
a boy who relates the story as
it is happening.
*C.
a person relating events that
happened in the past.
D.
a third-person omniscient
narrator.
Correct!
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The correct answer is: a person relating events
that happened in the past.
Question 2a of 10 ( 2 Character and Point of View in "Araby" 297235 )
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Who is the object of the boy's interest in "Araby"?
Choice
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*A. Mangan's sister
B.
An Irish football
player
C.
His uncle
D.
An American
movie star
Correct!
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The correct answer is: Mangan's sister.
Question 2b of 10 ( 2 Character and Point of View in "Araby" 297236 )
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In "Araby," who is Mangan's sister?
Choice
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A.
A character from an
American movie
B.
An imagined girl the
narrator has a crush on
C.
A girl behind the counter at
a bazaar
*D.
An older girl the narrator
has a crush on
Correct!
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The correct answer is: An older girl the narrator
has a crush on.
Question 2c of 10 ( 2 Character and Point of View in "Araby" 297237 )
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What is the boy's relationship to Mangan's sister?
Choice
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A.
She lives with his
family.
B.
He helps her with her
homework.
*C.
He has a secret crush
Correct!
on her.
D.
She is his French
tutor.
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The correct answer is: He has a secret crush on
her.
Question 3a of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297238 )
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What does Mangan's sister say to the narrator when she finally speaks to
him?
Choice
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*A.
She asks him if he's going to
Araby.
Correct!
B.
She says good morning to him.
C.
She asks him if he would walk
her brother to school.
D.
She asks him to buy her
something at the bazaar.
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The correct answer is: She asks him if he's
going to Araby.
Question 3b of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297239 )
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What does the boy tell Mangan's sister when they first speak to each other?
Choice
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A.
He stammers something about an
American movie.
B.
He says good morning to her.
C.
He agrees to walk her brother to
school.
*D.
He tells her he will bring her
something from the bazaar.
Correct!
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The correct answer is: He tells her he will bring
her something from the bazaar.
Question 3c of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297240 )
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What is the topic of discussion when the boy and Mangan's sister finally talk
to one another?
Choice
A.
School
B.
Mangan
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*C. The bazaar called Araby
D.
Correct!
The priest who used to live
in the boy's house
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The correct answer is: The bazaar called Araby.
Question 4a of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297241 )
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"What innumerable follies laid waste my waking and sleeping thoughts after
that evening! I wished to annihilate the tedious intervening days."
What is the essence of what the narrator is saying here?
Choice
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*A.
He can't wait to go to
Araby.
Correct!
B.
He feels foolish.
C.
He can't stand his life.
D.
He wants to meet
Mangan's sister.
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The correct answer is: He can't wait to go to
Araby.
Question 4b of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297242 )
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"I had hardly any patience with the serious work of waking life which, now
that it stood between me and my desire, seemed to me child's play, ugly
monotonous child's play."
What, specifically, is the narrator's "desire"?
Choice
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A.
To leave home
B.
To speak for the first time
to Mangan's sister
C.
To finish his schoolwork
*D. To go to Araby
Correct!
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The correct answer is: To go to Araby.
Question 4c of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297243 )
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"I answered few questions in class. . . . I could not call my wandering
thoughts together."
Why is the narrator so distracted?
Choice
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A.
He wants to speak to Mangan's
sister for the first time.
B.
He has just spoken to Mangan's
sister for the first time.
*C.
He is preoccupied with the
thought of going to Araby.
D.
He is disappointed that Araby is
closed.
Correct!
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The correct answer is: He is preoccupied with
the thought of going to Araby.
Question 5a of 10 ( 1 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297244 )
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What is the setting of "Araby"?
Choice
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*A.
Dublin,
Ireland
Correct!
B.
London,
England
C.
Toronto,
Canada
D.
Leeds,
England
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The correct answer is: Dublin, Ireland.
Question 5b of 10 ( 1 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297245 )
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What word does the narrator use to describe the rooms in his house?
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A.
Leaky
B.
Open
C.
Bright
*D. Musty
Correct!
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The correct answer is: Musty.
Question 5c of 10 ( 1 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297246 )
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How does the narrator describe his street at the beginning of the story?
Choice
A.
Rough
B.
Loud
*C. Quiet
D.
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Correct!
Upper
class
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The correct answer is: Quiet.
Question 6a of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297247 )
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What is one of the main conflicts in the story?
Choice
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*A.
The boy is determined to go to Araby, yet his
uncle makes it difficult for him to do so.
Correct!
B.
Mangan's sister wanted to go to Araby, but her
parents would not allow her.
C.
The boy was going to Araby; Mangan's sister
was not.
D.
The boy wanted to take Mangan's sister to
Araby, but his aunt would not allow it.
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The correct answer is: The boy is determined to
go to Araby, yet his uncle makes it difficult for
him to do so.
Question 6b of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297248 )
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Which of these sets up one of the main conflicts in the story?
Choice
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A.
Mangan says he will not let the boy see his
sister.
B.
The boy and Mangan's sister begin racing
each other to school.
C.
The boy asks his uncle if he can go to
Araby, and he says no.
*D.
The boy tells Mangan's sister that he will
bring her something from Araby.
Correct!
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The correct answer is: The boy tells Mangan's
sister that he will bring her something from
Araby.
Question 6c of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297249 )
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Which of these represents one of the conflicts in the story?
Choice
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A.
The narrator and his uncle do not get along.
B.
The narrator speaks to Mangan's sister.
*C.
The narrator's uncle stands in the way of the
narrator's desire to go to Araby.
D.
The narrator arrives at Araby after it has
completely closed down.
Correct!
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The correct answer is: The narrator's uncle
stands in the way of the narrator's desire to go
to Araby.
Question 7a of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297250 )
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What is happening at Araby when the boy finally gets there?
Choice
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*A.
It is about to close
down.
Correct!
B.
Two young men are
fighting.
C.
The police are
shutting it down.
D.
There has been a
terrible fore.
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The correct answer is: It is about to close down.
Question 7b of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297251 )
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When the boy gets to Araby, he finds that most of the stalls are:
Choice
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A.
brightly lit.
B.
too crowded.
C.
stocked with
overpriced goods.
*D. closed.
Correct!
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The correct answer is: closed.
Question 7c of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297252 )
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What is Araby like when the boy arrives?
Choice
A.
Too crowded
B.
Violent and
frightening
*C.
Dark and
closing down
D.
Noisy and
smoky
Feedback
Correct!
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The correct answer is: Dark and closing down.
Question 8a of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297253 )
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Whom did the boy see when he was trying to buy a gift for Mangan's sister,
and what was this person doing?
Choice
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*A.
A young English lady was laughing
with two gentlemen.
Correct!
B.
A security guard was throwing dice
and betting with friends.
C.
A janitor was cleaning up broken
statues.
D.
A drunken man was trying to talk to
a younger lady.
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The correct answer is: A young English lady was
laughing with two gentlemen.
Question 8b of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297254 )
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When the young boy approaches a stall at Araby, what is the attendant's
attitude?
Choice
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A.
She ignores him because she is too busy
with the other customers.
B.
She is friendly and encourages him to look
around and ask her questions.
C.
She aggressively tries to sell him
something.
*D. She speaks to him out of a sense of duty.
Correct!
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The correct answer is: She speaks to him out of
a sense of duty.
Question 8c of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297255 )
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When the young boy comes to a stall at Araby, the attendant is not
encouraging. Why?
Choice
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A.
She does not like the merchandise.
B.
She thinks the boy is a thief.
*C.
She is more interested in talking to two
young men.
D.
The boy does not seem wealthy, and there
are other customers waiting.
Correct!
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The correct answer is: She is more interested in
talking to two young men.
Question 9a of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297256 )
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What does the boy buy at the bazaar?
Choice
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*A. Nothing
Correct!
B.
A glass vase
C.
A plastic bouquet
of flowers
D.
Fake gold jewelry
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The correct answer is: Nothing.
Question 9b of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297257 )
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The boy buys _____ at the bazaar.
Choice
A.
a fake
diamond ring
B.
a novelty joy
buzzer
C.
a glass vase
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*D. nothing
Correct!
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The correct answer is: nothing.
Question 9c of 10 ( 2 Setting and Plot in "Araby" 297258 )
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The boy leaves the bazaar with:
Choice
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A.
a phony lotion to make him
more handsome.
B.
a puppy.
*C. nothing.
D.
Correct!
a new friend.
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The correct answer is: nothing.
Question 10a of 10 ( 2 Character and Point of View in "Araby" 297259 )
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How does the boy describe himself as he leaves the bazaar?
Choice
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*A. Driven by vanity
Correct!
B.
Sadly mistaken about
Mangan's sister
C.
Wiser and stronger
D.
Terribly angry
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The correct answer is: Driven by vanity.
Question 10b of 10 ( 2 Character and Point of View in "Araby" 297260 )
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Question:
Which of these best describes how the boy thinks of himself as he leaves the
bazaar?
Choice Feedback
A.
Adult
B.
Wise
C.
Brave
*D. Foolish Correct!
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The correct answer is: Foolish.
Question 10c of 10 ( 2 Character and Point of View in "Araby" 297262 )
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Question:
Which of these best describes how the boy thinks of himself as he leaves the
bazaar?
Choice
A.
Inferior
B.
Exotic
*C. Vain
D.
Feedback
Correct!
Adventurous
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The correct answer is: Vain.
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