WorksheetsUnit 7 Araby
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is Araby?
A bazaar held in 1894 in Dublin
The main character's uncle's racehorse
The Middle-Eastern section of Dublin
Which is probably true about Mangan’s sister
She is a young girl of rare beauty.
She has all the elegance because of her family and religious background.
She is angel-like both in appearance and in nature.
She is an ordinary girl but the narrator places his romantic fantasies on her.
The narrator thought "the serious work of life" as "the child's play".
true
false
Why does the boy want to go to the bazaar, or the “Araby,” so desperately?
He wants to find some romantic fulfillment.
He wants to see exotic and exciting things.
He wants to have new experience.
He wants to “bring something back” for the girl.
Which is not an obstacle for the narrator?
His uncle was late.
His aunt didn't want him to go.
The train was delayed.
The short story ends with the sentence: “Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.” What possibly has the boy suddenly realized?
He has been behaving foolishly.
The girl does not deserve so much of his affection.
His uncle and aunt are heartless people.
True beauty can not be obtained at any cost.
In Araby, what word would best describe the boy's emotion at the end of the story?
excited
disappointed
happy
nonchalant
What do you think can be the theme of the story?
Real beauty is illusory and unattainable.
Growing up leads to loss of youthful idealism.
True love can not survive the cruel world.
Disillusion always accompanies romanticism.
what is the convention / public symbol of the story?
(a)
what is the private / personal symbol of this story
(a)
