The Boarding House

In "The Boarding House," Mrs. Mooney is known by her lodgers as____________

• The Mistress

• The Madam

• The Mrs.

• Mrs. Mooney

Why did Mr. Mooney move out?

• He was a drunk that wanted to hand with his friends.

• Mrs. Mooney divorced him.

• He wanted to escape his family responsibilities so he could pursue a career.

• Mrs. Mooney got a separation from him; consequently, he had to move out and support himself.

Mrs. Mooney ran the boarding house primarily to

• find her daughter a husband.

• pay off her debts.

• live life independently.

• gain prestige in the community.

Mrs. Mooney knew that the young men who rented there were

• seriously interested in Polly Mooney

• only passing the time with Polly having fun without any intention of marriage

• already committed to marry others

• not of a high enough social class for Polly to marry

Mrs. Mooney "...dealt with moral problems as a cleaver deals with meat..." What type of literary device is this example?

• hyperbole

• understatement

• simile

• metaphor

Mrs. Mooney reasoned that her daughter's lover

• had taken advantage of her hospitality while living under her roof.

• was an honorable man.

• was a man of the world who took advantage of her daughter's innocence.

• all of the above

What was the reparation that Mrs. Mooney wanted?

• marriage

• money

• money and marriage

• for him to buy her daughter a home

Which of the following is not a pun in the story?

• She wanted to RELIGHT her candle with his.

• All the residents spoke of her as The Madam..

• ...It was she who warmed up his dinner..

• There must be reparations made in such a case.

Mr. Doran is so distressed he cries.

• false

• true

A primary theme James Joyce shows you in this story is that

• fear can paralyze your thinking.

• marriage should always be for love.

• love clouds your thinking.

• all of the above