Araby
James Joyce
1. What is the full name of James Joyce?
Ans: The full name of James Joyce is James Augustine Joyce.
2. What is Araby?
Ans: Araby is the name of a grand oriental fair held in Dublin.
3. What does "Araby” stand for? [NU 2016]
Ans: ‘Araby’ stands for an ideal of romance and beauty.
4. What is the name of the street in the text "Araby"?
Ans: The name of the street in the text "Araby" is North Richmond Street.
5. Where was North Richmond Street?
Ans: North Richmond Street was in Dublin
6. What is the name of the girl the boy loved in “Araby”?
Ans: The girl whom the boy loved in “Araby” is anonymous. She is known as Mangan’s sister.
7. What did the narrator promise to the girl?
Ans: The narrator promised to the girl that he would bring something for her from the bazar.
8. What was the narrator’s impression of Araby?
Ans: The narrator’s impression of Araby was that of utter hopelessness and disappointment.
9. How does the narrator get to Araby?
Ans: The narrator takes the train to get to Araby.
10. What does the narrator buy from Araby?
Ans: The narrator doesn’t buy anything from Araby.
11. What was the feeling of the narrator when he left Araby? [NU 2015]
Ans: When the narrator left Araby, his feeling was full of humiliation, humbleness, anguish, and anger.
12. What does chalice mean?
Ans: Chalice means the cup from which Jesus Christ had his last supper.
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