WorksheetsShort Story "Araby" by James Joyce
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
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 is Araby?
A bazaar held in 1894 in Dublin
The main character's uncle's racehorse
The Middle-Eastern section of Dublin
James Joyce's nickname for his lover, Nora Barnacle
Why does the boy want to go to Araby?
To buy a gift for Mangan's sister, with whom he is in love.
To see the Middle-Eastern snake-charmer's show.
To taste the newest invention: cotton candy.
To place a bet on the derby.
What is true of the boy's home?
the former tenant, a priest, died in the back room
it is far too small for so large a family
it is next door to a charity bazaar
the building used to be part of a convent
What is the critical effect of the brief conversation between Mangan's sister and the narrator?
the narrator becomes uncertain of his feelings for her
the narrator declares his love for her
the narrator promises to bring her something from the bazaar
the narrator realizes his love for her is hopeless
What does the boy's epiphany in "Araby" reveal?
the pervasiveness of self-deception
the futility of his recent pursuits
the indifference of society to individuals
the pointlessness of religious ceremony
If you work a tedious job, which is likely to be true?
you feel bored and fidgety
the boss is famous and respected
the manager's directions are confusing
you learn a great deal
Which 2 things happen at the bazaar in "Araby"?
the boy realizes he does not have enough money for a gift
the boy arrives just before the bazaar closes
the boy cannot find a gift he wants to buy
the boy decides that he will return the next day
Which detail is MOST LIKELY to affect the narrator's inner feelings about arriving at the bazaar?
I found myself in a big hall girdled at half its height by a gallery. Nearly all the stalls were closed and the greater part of the hall was in darkness.
the hall's height
the stalls
the gallery around the hall
the hall's darkness
What does the bazaar MOST CLEARLY represent for the narrator?
The syllables of the word Araby were called to me through the silence in which my soul luxuriated and cast an Eastern enchantment over me. I asked for leave to go to the bazaar on Saturday night.
noise and confusion
a foreign and exotic experience
relief from unreturned love
a reminder of his family's state of poverty
Why is the narrator "so confused" when Mangan's sister speaks to him?
He has loved her from afar but has never really communicated with her.
He assumes that she does not like any of the neighborhood boys.
He knows her simply as Mangan's sister and considers her not worth speaking to.
He has teased her mercilessly and thinks that she dislikes him for that reason.
After speaking to Mangan's sister, what does the narrator mean when he says, "What innumerable follies laid waste my waking and sleeping thoughts after that evening!"?
He is humiliated about his behavior toward Mangan's sister.
He thinks back about all the foolish things he has done.
He is foolishly distracted over the course of the next week.
He keeps imagining how his actions might turn out badly.
Epiphany may be defined as "a flash of insight." Which word BEST describes the result of the narrator's epiphany in "Araby"?
disillusionment
hilarity
acceptance
uncertainty
Evidence is a noun, and evident is an adjective related to that noun. Which of these word pairs follows the same pattern?
tolerable; tolerant
tolerance; tolerant
tolerance; tolerance
tolerance; tolerate
Which is an example of a loose sentence?
When he was midway through his dinner I asked him to give me the money to go to the bazaar.
I could interpret these signs.
I heard him talking to himself and heard the hallstand rocking when it had received the weight of his overcoat.
At nine o'clock I heard my uncle's latchkey in the hall door.
What is the MOST LIKELY implication of this sentence?
If my uncle was seen turning the corner we hid in the shadow until we had seen him safely housed.
The boys are planning to frighten or harm the older man.
The boys want to avoid contact with the narrator's uncle.
The boys care about the older man's safety.
The boys enjoy teasing the narrator's uncle.
Which statement is true of the narration in "Araby"?
A third person narrator uses simple words to reveal the thoughts and emotions of a child.
A third person narrator relates events that involved other characters long ago.
A first person narrator comments upon the thoughts of several main characters.
A first-person narrator tells of a child's feelings by using the language of adults.
What is a loose sentence?
a sentence that does not use standard punctuation
a sentence that does not complete its meaning until the very end
an independent clause followed by dependent phrases and clauses that modify the main clause to add detail
a series of dependent clauses with semi-colons
