Araby-Part 2

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

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.

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.

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

What is the significance of the descriptive details the author has used in the narrative of Araby?