Question

question 10 multiple choice question
which statement accurately describes the train in araby?
the people on the train are very quiet.
the train old.
the train is deserted.
the train is crowded.

question 11 multiple choice question
in the distant past, the townspeople laugh at the middletons because
they are loyal to all things british.
they love america.
they are so religious.
of their home.

Explanation:

Analyze the train in James Joyce's "Araby"

Using the Modern Irish Fiction and Literary Comprehension knowledge points, we examine the protagonist's journey to the bazaar in "Araby." When the boy finally boards the train, he is delayed and finds himself in an nearly empty carriage. The text states: "I remained alone in a bare carriage." This indicates that the train is deserted.

Analyze the townspeople's reaction in William Trevor's "The Distant Past"

In William Trevor's short story "The Distant Past," the Middletons are an elderly Anglo-Irish couple living in a town in the Republic of Ireland. The townspeople tolerate and even laugh at them because of their eccentric, outdated loyalty to the British Empire and all things British, which seems harmlessly anachronistic in the post-independence era.

Match options for Question 10

The correct description of the train is that it is deserted, matching the third option.

Match options for Question 11

The townspeople laugh at the Middletons because they are loyal to all things British, matching the first option.

Answer:

Question 10

• The people on the train are very quiet.
• The train old.
• The train is deserted. (Correct answer)
• The train is crowded.

Question 11

• they are loyal to all things British. (Correct answer)
• they love America.
• they are so religious.
• of their home.