SparkNotes: Dubliners: âAn Encounterâ Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
In “An Encounter,” what do the boys surreptitiously bring to school to share with each other?

Liquor
Adventure magazines
Pornography
Tobacco

2 of 5
In “An Encounter,” what is The Pigeon House?

A bird sanctuary
A power station
A pub
A brothel

3 of 5
When the narrator of “An Encounter” walks through North Dublin, he and Mahony are insulted by boys who think they’re ___.

Protestants
Catholics
Thieves
Sinners

4 of 5
In “An Encounter,” the old man who approaches the narrator and his friend surprises them by asking if they have ___.

A match
A dollar
A map
Girlfriends

5 of 5
What fake name does the narrator of “An Encounter” use to call his friend at the end of the story?

McFadden
Mahoney
Murphy
McCann

Dubliners

âAn Encounterâ Quiz

1 of 5
In “An Encounter,” what do the boys surreptitiously bring to school to share with each other?

2 of 5
In “An Encounter,” what is The Pigeon House?

3 of 5
When the narrator of “An Encounter” walks through North Dublin, he and Mahony are insulted by boys who think they’re ___.

4 of 5
In “An Encounter,” the old man who approaches the narrator and his friend surprises them by asking if they have ___.

5 of 5
What fake name does the narrator of “An Encounter” use to call his friend at the end of the story?

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1 of 5 In “An Encounter,” what do the boys surreptitiously bring to school to share with each other?

2 of 5 In “An Encounter,” what is The Pigeon House?

3 of 5 When the narrator of “An Encounter” walks through North Dublin, he and Mahony are insulted by boys who think they’re ___.

4 of 5 In “An Encounter,” the old man who approaches the narrator and his friend surprises them by asking if they have ___.

5 of 5 What fake name does the narrator of “An Encounter” use to call his friend at the end of the story?

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CHARACTERS Character List

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QUOTES Quotes by Theme

MAIN IDEAS Themes

FURTHER STUDY Review Quiz

Take a Study Break

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1 of 5
In “An Encounter,” what do the boys surreptitiously bring to school to share with each other?

2 of 5
In “An Encounter,” what is The Pigeon House?

3 of 5
When the narrator of “An Encounter” walks through North Dublin, he and Mahony are insulted by boys who think they’re ___.

4 of 5
In “An Encounter,” the old man who approaches the narrator and his friend surprises them by asking if they have ___.

5 of 5
What fake name does the narrator of “An Encounter” use to call his friend at the end of the story?