FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JAMES JOYCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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There was a retreat at her convent
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She did not have permission to go
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She did not have enough money
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mangan’s sister cannot go because her convent is going on a retreat, and the narrator promises that if he goes, he will bring something back for her.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mangan’s sister She’s just his friend’s big sister, and she lives in the house directly across from his. In some ways, the story is all about her, but we only get a couple of descriptions of her in the story, and only one chance to hear her talk.
Detailed explanation-3: -He now realizes that the conversation with Mangan’s sister, during which he promised he would buy her something, was as meaningless as the one between the girl and guys. This epiphany is negative because he no longer sees the world has a nice place but positive because he sees what the world is really like.
Detailed explanation-4: -The narrator’s uncle drinks heavily and is extremely late getting home on the night the boy plans to go to Araby. After waiting an interminable amount of time, the narrator realizes that his uncle is late because he has been out drinking.
Detailed explanation-5: -The narrator, hoping to impress the object of his affections, promises to go to Araby’s Bazaar and purchase something on her behalf. The narrator’s daydreams take on a new dimension. He imagines the items he will buy for Mangan’s sister from Araby’s Bazaar.