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Dubliners
âClayâ Quick Quiz
Dubliners
by:
James Joyce
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary and Analysis
“The Sisters”
“An Encounter”
“Araby”
“Eveline”
“After the Race”
“Two Gallants”
“The Boarding House”
“A Little Cloud”
“Counterparts”
“Clay”
“A Painful Case”
“Ivy Day in the Committee Room”
“A Mother”
“Grace”
“The Dead”
Characters
Character List
Gabriel Conroy, “The Dead”
Eveline, “Eveline”
Farrington, “Counterparts”
“Araby” narrator
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Drunkenness
Inertia
Ambition
Insularity
Quotes By Section
“The Sisters”
“An Encounter”
“Araby”
“Eveline”
“After the Race”
“Two Gallants”
“The Boarding House”
“A Little Cloud”
“Counterparts”
“Clay”
“A Painful Case”
“Ivy Day in the Committee Room”
“A Mother”
“Grace”
“The Dead”
Quotes By Character
“Araby” Narrator
Eveline, from “Eveline”
Little Chandler, from “A Little Cloud”
Farrington, from “Counterparts”
Gabriel Conroy, from “The Dead”
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
“The Sisters”
“An Encounter”
“Araby”
“Eveline”
“After the Race”
“Two Gallants”
“The Boarding House”
“A Little Cloud”
“Counterparts”
“Clay”
“A Painful Case”
“Ivy Day in the Committee Room”
“A Mother”
“Grace”
“The Dead”
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Table of Contents
“Clay” Quick Quiz
1
of 5
What holiday is Maria preparing for at the start of “Clay”?
Bastille Day
Christmas
New Year’s Eve
Halloween
2
of 5
What is barmbrack?
A spiced bread
A type of beer
A traditional song
A derogatory term
3
of 5
Where does Joe suggest Maria probably lost the plum cake?
At home
At work
On the train
In the street
4
of 5
In the game Maria plays with the children, what does the mound of wet clay foretell?
A pious life
An early death
A bad marriage
A surprise visitor
5
of 5
What object does Joe ask his wife to locate at the end of the story?
A corkscrew
A saucer
A prayer book
A plum cake
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“A Painful Case” Quick Quiz
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Character List
CHARACTERS
Gabriel Conroy, “The Dead”: Character Analysis
CHARACTERS
Quotes by Theme
QUOTES
Themes
MAIN IDEAS
Review Quiz
FURTHER STUDY
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