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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Father Flood not been coming around to check on Eilis in the first few weeks she has been in America?
(a) He was too busy.
(b) He thought she did not want him to.
(c) He had been sick.
(d) Mrs. Kehoe asked him not to.

2. At Mrs. Kehoe's, what type of frames around picture in the sitting room?
(a) Gold.
(b) Oak.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Walnut.

3. Where does Eilis go for a physical so she can travel to America?
(a) Wexford.
(b) Piercetown.
(c) Ferrysbank.
(d) Holmestown.

4. Where is Eilis sitting at the beginning of Part I?
(a) Dining room.
(b) Living room.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Her bedroom.

5. Who does Father Flood say is most likely to do Eilis a favor and get her enrolled?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Italians.
(c) Jews.
(d) Poles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Eilis sails to America, how many times has she used a shower?

2. Where do Eilis's brothers work?

3. What days will Eilis go to her classes at Brooklyn College?

4. During Eilis's first Christmas serving at Father Flood's dinner, how many potatoes is everyone allowed?

5. How many years will Eilis need to attend Brooklyn College to get a good job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Miss McAdam, one of Mrs. Kehoe's boarders like?

2. Who is Father Flood?

3. What hours and days of the week is Eilis to work and does she get any benefits?

4. What does Eilis's mother say about Miss Kelly?

5. What classes does Father Flood help Eilis enroll in?

6. What happened to Mrs. Kehoe's husband?

7. What does Miss Kelly say when Eilis tells her that she is going to America?

8. What job does Miss Kelly offer Eilis?

9. What is Eilis's room like on the ship that takes her to America?

10. Why does Rose go to Dublin twice a year?

(see the answer keys)

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