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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. In Part III, what is the only subject Eilis is struggling with during her night classes?
(a) Bookkeeping.
(b) Law lectures.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Advanced mathematics.

2. In Part III, Section 2, what day of the week does Tony want to celebrate the news that Eilis passed all her classes?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

3. What day of the week did Miss Keegan usually light a fire at the boarding house?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

4. How old are the first colored women who shop at Bartocci's in Part III?
(a) Thirties.
(b) Teens.
(c) Middle-aged.
(d) Twenties.

5. In Part III, Section 2, why does Father Flood come to Bartocci's to speak with Eilis?
(a) Her mother has died.
(b) Jack has died.
(c) Rose has died.
(d) Martin has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Eilis's mother's priest?

2. Who does Father Flood announce will play for a dance in Part III?

3. How did Rose die?

4. What color blouse does Delores wear when she goes to the parish dance with Eilis?

5. At the beginning of Part III, which boarder is leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eilis do to avoid the second parish dance in Part III, Section 1?

2. Why does Eilis not spend Christmas with Tony's family in Part III, Section 2?

3. Why does Eilis not have to pay for her tuition for Brooklyn College?

4. Why does Father Flood come to Bartocci's to speak with Eilis in Part III, Section 2?

5. What announcement does Father Flood make in Part III, Section 1?

6. What advice to Diana and Patty give Eilis before she goes to Coney Island with Tony?

7. Who is the new boarder who takes Eilis's old room in Part III, Section 1?

8. What does Miss Bartocci announce to Eilis and Miss Delano in Part III, Section 1?

9. How is Eilis able to speak with her mother after Rose's death?

10. According to Miss McAdam, why did Miss Keegan leave the boarding house?

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