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K E Y T O T H E A C T I V I T I E S

James Joyce Page 19 – exercise 5 Page 31 – exercise 5

1 his 2 between 3 for Open answers.
4 about / of 5 in 6 little / no Page 32 – exercise 6

A Selection from
7 in 8 it
Possible answers:
‘Eveline’ Good things: She has a home. / Her
Page 20 – exercise 1 father is sometimes nice.

Dubliners
1d 2c 3e 4b 5a Bad things: She has to go buy food
and other stuff. / She doesn’t like
Page 20 – exercise 2 her job. / Her manager isn’t nice.
1 treat 2 argues 3 reprimands Possible future: People will respect
4 isolated 5 looking forward her. / She will have a new life.
Page 20 – exercise 3 Page 32 – exercise 7
KEY TO THE ACTIVITIES Some possible answers: 1 in / by 2 an 3 too 4 who / that
You might have to learn a new 5 of 6 their 7 to 8 of
James Joyce and Dubliners Page 17 – exercise 2 language. Page 33 – exercise 8
1 shouldn’t have followed / should It might be difficult to find the way
not have followed 2 might have to places. Open answers.
Page 7 – exercise 1
found 3 must have forgotten You have to learn how to be polite ‘The Boarding House’
(other answers with the same 4 must have known 5 should have in that country. Page 34 – exercise 1
information are possible for some caught 6 might have been It might be difficult to make friends
questions) 1A 2A 3A 4A
Page 18 – exercise 3 with people.
1 Ulysses.
It might be difficult to use public Page 34 – exercise 2
2 A career as a doctor. 1c 2d 3e 4a 5b
transport. 1a 2b 3a
3 1904. Page 19 – exercise 4 It might be difficult to find a job.
4 Fifteen. Page 43 – exercise 1
A possible answer: You might not like the food.
5 They were shocked (by its
1B 2B 3B 4A 5A 6A
realism). Page 29 – exercise 1
Hi Jim, 7B 8A
6 This is the day when the story of 1B 2B 3A 4B 5A 6A
Ulysses takes place. I’m sorry that I haven’t bought you Page 43 – exercise 2
7B 8A
7 He was given asylum in a present at the bazaar. I went
Mrs Mooney: a, e, i, n
there after school to buy you a Page 29 – exercise 2
Switzerland because the Nazis Jack: c, f, k, o
had invaded France. special box of chocolates. On the 1 Eveline’s father 2 Miss Gavan Polly: d, g, j, p
way, the train broke down and we 3 Frank 4 Eveline’s mother
Araby Mr Doran: b, h, l, m
had to wait for the next train for an 5 Eveline 6 Frank
Page 8 – exercise 1 hour. I arrived too late. They had Page 44 – exercise 3
Page 30 – exercise 3
a, c, e, f sold all the chocolates. 1 wish I had 2 only Jack were not /
I promise that I’ll buy you a present 1h 2d 3a 4g 5b 6e 7f 8c weren’t 3 only I lived in a 4 that I
Page 8 – exercise 2 from the next bazaar. Anyway, I left my husband 5 that she lived
Page 31 – exercise 4
Open answers. hope you enjoyed your weekend.
1 had run / would have criticised Page 45 – exercise 4
Let’s meet again soon.
Page 17 – exercise 1 2 would have tried / had known This is an open activity. During
With best wishes,
1a 2c 3a 4d 5a 3 had asked / might not have discussion, these points might
Sue
wanted arise:
4 had told / would have realised
5 had been / would have gone

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1 Mrs Mooney had had a violent
husband. Perhaps this changed
her character.
2 The reader can easily imagine
what happens next. It isn’t
necessary for Joyce to describe
it.
3 Attitudes to women’s roles in
society and to marriage have
changed greatly.
4 All the characters have faults.
Joyce is very honest about
human nature.
Page 45 – exercise 5
Example letter:
Dear Mrs Mooney,
A friend has recommended your
boarding house to me. She stayed
with you last summer and enjoyed
it very much. Perhaps you
remember her; her name was
Maggie Harris.
I am a professional singer and I am
performing in Dublin at the Abbey
Theatre from September 15th to
October 7th. If you have a room
that is free between those dates, I
would be interested in reserving it.
I would be grateful if you could
give me some information. How
much do you charge for a single
room with a bathroom? My friend
told me that you provide breakfast
and dinner. Do you serve
vegetarian meals?
I sometimes need to practise
singing in my room in the
afternoons. I hope that this is not a
problem. Otherwise, I am a very
quiet person. I can send you letters
from other places where I have
stayed to show that I have been a
good guest.
3 4
A C T I V I T I E S
I look forward to hearing from you,
Yours sincerely,
Roberta Sinclair
Page 46 – exercise 6
1 surprised 2 exciting
3 disgusting 4 terrified
5 threatening 6 thrilled
7 embarrassing 8 amazing
Page 46 – exercise 7
1a 2d 3b 4b 5d 6c 7c 8a
Page 47 – exercise 8
Open answer.
The Easter Rising
Page 51 – exercise 1
Example answers:
1 There was a failed rebellion in
1798. In 1801, the Act of Union
increased the power of the
British in Ireland.
2 There are many reasons. These
include the Irish famine,
religious differences and
violence against the Irish by the
British.
3 Because it began on Easter
Monday.
4 They were imprisoned and then
shot.
5 The rebels were defeated but
they succeeded in encouraging
Irish nationalism.
‘A Little Cloud’
Page 52 – exercise 1
1e 2b 3c 4a 5d
Page 52 – exercise 2
1 conceals / concealed 2 boasts /
boasted 3 seized 4 desires /
desired 5 considers / considered
Page 52 – exercise 3
Open answers.
K E Y T O
Page 61 – exercise 1
1c 2a 3a 4b 5d
Page 62 – exercise 2
Chandler: f, g, j, l, n, o
Gallaher: a, b, c, d, e, h, i, k, m
Page 62 – exercise 3
1 indecisively 2 Adventurous
3 sensitive 4 pleasure-loving
5 extraverted 6 confident
7 insensitive
Page 63 – exercise 4
1 his 2 living 3 other 4 by
5 been 6 Does 7 making 8 great
‘A Mother’
Page 64 – exercise 1
Open answers.
Page 64 – exercise 2
1b 2c 3a
Page 73 – exercise 1
1a 2b 3d 4d 5b
Page 74 – exercise 2
Possible answers: 1, 4, 6, 7
Page 74 – exercise 3
Open answers.
Page 75 – exercise 4
Mr Holohan: d, j, l, possibly also ‘m’
Mrs Kearney: a, b, c, e, k, m, n
Kathleen: f, g, h, i
Page 75 – exercise 5
1 obedient 2 sarcastically
3 unreliable 4 inefficient
Page 75 – exercise 6
Open answers.
Page 76 – exercise 7
1c 2a 3c 4d 5b 6d 7d 8a
Page 77 – exercise 8
Example answer:
T H E A C T I V I T I E S
Dear Tessa,
Something terrible happened last
week. You know that I had signed a
contract to play the piano in a
series of four concerts. Well, my
mother arranged everything with
the men who organised the
concerts. In fact, they aren’t very
professional and my mother didn’t
trust them.
The first two concerts were
terrible. Some of the singers forgot
the words and the violinist played
very badly. The third concert was
cancelled but on Saturday
everything seemed fine.
However, my mother wanted the
fee for all four concerts before she
would let me play. The organisers
refused to pay me. She and the
men argued for a long time while
the audience were waiting. I played
during the first half but Mum
insisted that I came home without
taking part in the second half. Dad
was there but he didn’t say
anything. It was very
embarrassing!
I really want to play in more
concerts in the future. But next
time, I’ll organise it myself without
my mother.
See you soon,
love Kathleen
Features of life
in Ireland. Ireland & Britain
Page 81 – exercise 1
Sample answers:
1 She would probably have
supported the Easter Rising. She
believed in Irish nationalism and
the importance of Gaelic culture,
so she wanted independence for
Ireland. However, she might not
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have believed in violence as a way
to achieve this.
2 A country’s past is very
important because we can learn
from history and we can build on
the achievements of our ancestors.
However, it can also create
problems. In the case of Ireland,
many Irish people cannot forget
the violent history of its
relationship with the countries of
the UK. This makes it difficult to
solve problems now, such as the
divisions in Northern Ireland.
3 These factors might include: not
wanting to leave your family, love
for the home country, fear of living
in a foreign culture, lack of money
to start a new life.
‘The Dead’, Part One
Page 82 – exercise 1
a4 b1 c6 d5 e3 f2
Page 92 – exercise 1
1d 2d 3d 4c 5a
Page 93 – exercise 2
1 Mary Jane 2 Lily 3 Freddy
Malins 4 Gretta Conroy
5 Miss Ivors 6 Gabriel Conroy
7 Mr Browne
Page 93 – exercise 3
1 invasion 2 twelfth 3 expansion
4 briefly 5 impressive 6 attractive
7 known 8 architecture
Page 94 – exercise 4
1 belief 2 reservation
3 troublesome 4 prayer
5 opponent 6 accusation
7 politics 8 talkative
Page 95 – exercise 5
1 also 2 have 3 of 4 from
5 with 6 made 7 was 8 its
5 6
A C T I V I T I E S
‘The Dead’, Part Two
Page 96 – exercise 1
Possible answers:
True: 1, 3, 5
Not likely: 2, 4
Page 96 – exercise 2
1a 2a 3b
Page 105 – exercise 1
1B 2A 3B 4B 5B 6A
Page 105 – exercise 2
1 overslept 2 overspends
3 overran 4 overreacted
5 overconfident 6 overpaid
7 overpopulated 8 overvalued
Page 106 – exercise 3
1d 2b 3a 4d 5c 6a
Page 107 – exercise 4
1 attractive 2 amazing
3 including 4 connection(s)
5 addition 6 emigrants 7
attractions 8 longest
Page 107 – exercise 5
1 The narrator/boy in ‘Araby’
2 Eveline
Open answers.
Page 108 – exercise 5
1 The Odyssey.
2 Homer.
3 The novel takes place in a single
day, while the poem many
years.
4 The main character in Ulysses
and an advertising agent.
5 He was living abroad.
Page 108 – exercise 6
Open answers.
Page 108 – exercise 7
Open answers.
K E Y T O
‘The Dead’, Part Three
Page 109 – exercise 1
Open answers.
Page 109 – exercise 2
Open answers.
Page 109 – exercise 3
1B2B3A4A5B
Page 117 – exercise 1
1B 2A 3B 4B 5B 6A 7A 8A
Page 117 – exercise 2
1e 2f 3b 4a 5c 6d 7h 8g
Page 118 – exercise 3
1 that they did not / didn’t want
2 had thrown stones at her
3 he had to get 4 I’ll / I will / I shall
meet you tomorrow 5 was tender
enough for her
Page 118 – exercise 4
1 certainly 2 locations
3 magnificence 4 beautiful
5 comparison 6 stunning
Page 119 – exercise 5
Open answers.
Page 120 – exercise 6
1a 2a 3a 4c 5b 6b 7d 8c
Page 121 – exercise 7
Open answer.
Cinema The Dead
Page 122 – exercise 1
Still 1
1 Gretta Conroy (played by
Anjelica Houston).
2 She is standing on the stairs,
listening to the song.
3 Possible answer: She looks sad
and thoughtful. She is probably
thinking about Michael Furey.
T H E A C T I V I T I E S
Still 2
1 The man is Gabriel. He is making
a speech to the people at the
dinner table.
2 It takes place in the middle of
the party at the aunts’ house on
Usher Island.
3 Possible answer: The people are
probably interested by the
speech. At the same time, they
are enjoying the food and drink.
Still 3
1 They are Aunt Julia and Aunt
Kate.
2 Open answer.
3 A man, probably Mr Browne, is
giving a rose to the aunts.
Still 4
1 This occurs after the party when
Gabriel and Gretta are travelling
to the hotel.
2 Gabriel is probably thinking
about his love for Gretta. She is
probably remembering Michael
Furey.
3 Open answer.
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1 He won two Oscars.
2 The Asphalt Jungle and The Misfits.
3 He did not like the political
mood (McCarthyism) in the USA.
4 He had five wives.
5 There is a statue of John Huston
in a square named after him.
6 Three generations have won
Oscars (Walter, John and
Anjelica).
After reading
Page 124 – exercise 1
Note: the summaries can be in the
past or present tense
a Little Chandler – ‘A Little Cloud’ –
Possible answer: Chandler met
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Gallaher in Dublin but discovered KEYS TO THE EXIT TEST

that he was not really a good
friend.
b Gabriel Conroy and Miss Ivors –
‘The Dead’ – Possible answer: After
a party, Gabriel discovered that his
wife still remembered a boyfriend
who had died.
c Kathleen Kearney and Mrs
Kearney – ‘A Mother’ – Possible
answer: Kathleen played at some
concerts but her mother quarrelled
with the organisers about money.
d The boy – ‘Araby’ – Possible
answer: A boy fell in love but failed
to buy the girl anything at the
bazaar.
e Mrs Mooney – ‘The Boarding
House’ – Possible answer: The
boarding house owner planned for
her daughter to marry one of the
young men.
f Eveline and Frank – ‘Eveline’ –
Possible answer: Eveline wanted to
elope to Argentina with a sailor but
she was not brave enough.
Page 125 – exercise 2
1 a, b, d 2 b, d 3 b, d 4 b, d 5 a, b
6 a, d 7 a, b, c 8 d 9 c, d 10 b, d
11 b, c 12 a, b, d 13 b, c
Exercise 1
1 fifteen 2 written 3 in
4 abandon 5 with 6 as
7 another 8 insisting 9 without
10 disappointed
Exercise 2
1 is 2 that / which 3 For
4 where 5 of 6 been 7 capital
8 able 9 have 10 Rising
Exercise 3
1 false 2 false 3 true 4 false
5 false 6 true 7 true 8 false
9 true 10 false
Exercise 4
1 medicine 2 Portrait; Artist
3 Nora; waitress 4 sister; brown
5 sailor; Argentina 6 Jack
7 journalist; London 8 four;
cancelled 9 nice; nice
10 song; sing

Page 126 – exercise 3

A ‘Eveline’ B ‘The Dead’ C ‘Araby’
D ‘The Boarding House’ E ‘A Little
Cloud’ F ‘A Mother’
Page 127 – exercise 4
Open answers.
Page 127 – exercise 5
Open answers.

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