Araby

Mangan’s sister comes out to the front steps to

• A. find out how dark it is outside

• B. see what game the boys are playing

• C. have a conversation with the narrator

• D. call her brother to come home for tea

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The narrator says his eyes are often full of tears and his heart floods when he thinks of Mangan’s sister. What do you learn about the narrator from these first-person point of view comments?

• A. Mangan’s sister has hurt the narrator’s feelings.

• B. The young narrator is in love for the first time.

• C. The narrator fears he will miss going to Araby.

• D. Mangan’s sister refuses to speak to the narrator.

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What do the descriptive details in this excerpt reveal about the narrator? “The light from the lamp opposite our door caught the white curve of her neck, lit up her hair that rested there and, falling, lit up the hand upon the railing.”

• A. He finds Mangan’s sister very beautiful.

• B. He notices Mangan’s sister for the first time.

• C. He hopes Mangan’s sister is flirting with him.

• D. He thinks Mangan’s sister looks strange at night.

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When waiting to go to Araby, the narrator is stuck at home with

• A. his aunt and Mrs. Mercer

• B. a few of his friends

• C. his aunt and uncle

• D. a visiting priest

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What is happening at Araby when the narrator arrives?

• A. Singers are asking people for pennies.

• B. Customers are drinking tea in the café.

• C. People are shopping for porcelain vases.

• D. Most of the bazaar is already closed and dark.

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What is the best example of the “decent lives” in the houses on the narrator’s street?

• A. the boys’ meeting in the dark streets to play

• B. a coachman combing the horses in a stable

• C. the priest who gave his money to charity

• D. Mangan’s sister calling Mangan to tea

Analyze the excerpt below. What do the descriptive details reveal about the narrator? “But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.”

• A. Knowing Mangan’s sister makes the narrator a better person.

• B. The narrator longs to sing a love song to Mangan’s sister.

• C. Mangan’s sister is as beautiful as the loveliest music.

• D. His feelings for Mangan’s sister control the narrator.

While waiting for the night of the bazaar, the narrator worries that

• A. his daydreams about Mangan’s sister are affecting his work

• B. school is causing him to miss spending time with Mangan’s sister

• C. he will have too much schoolwork to do and will miss Araby

• D. his schoolmaster will guess that he has a secret crush on a girl

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Araby reminds the narrator of a church after the service because

• A. people who work there are finely dressed

• B. the hall Araby occupies is large and silent

• C. the bazaar is very important to the narrator

• D. customers are looking around with great respect

What does the first-person point of view help convey when the narrator describes walking through the dark, empty bazaar?

• A. what a large, grown-up place the bazaar is

• B. his desire to have more coins in his pocket

• C. how vain and hopeless Araby makes him feel

• D. his wish that Mangan’s sister were with him

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