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1. What is the significance of Mr. Holohan’s limp?
2. Why is Mrs. Kearney so overbearing and eager to showcase her daughter at any cost?
3. Explain the similarity between Mr. Holohan and Mr. Kearney.
4. The story’s controversy centers around Kathleen Kearney’s playing, but she never speaks. What the implication of this?
5. Madam Glynn, the English soprano, is described as “startled” and “meagre.” What does she represent?
6. What is ironic about the Eire Abu society?
7. What is Joyce’s implication in...
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