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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mrs. Keohoe's daily topics at dinner?

2. Before Eilis goes in Part I, how often has she been to seven o'clock mass?

3. How many books does Rose pack for Eilis's voyage to America?

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

5. Where does Miss Fortini send Eilis when Eilis shows up sad for the second day in a row at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miss Bartocci tell Eilis customers are treated?

2. What does Mrs. Kehoe like to talk about?

3. What are the first things that Eilis does when she gets to Bartocci's in the morning?

4. What does Miss Kelly say about her helper Mary?

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

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

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

8. What news does Nancy have when Eilis sees her after talking to Miss Kelly about a job?

9. How does Eilis feel after receiving her first three letters from home?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The overall mood in the novel is positive. What words would you use to describe the mood in the novel? How does the mood affect the reader’s attitude toward characters?

Essay Topic 2

Eilis keeps her relationship and marriage with Tony a secret. Why does no one in Ireland know that she has been seeing Tony? How does Eilis decision to keep the relationship a secret cause her problems and influence her thinking?

Essay Topic 3

Eilis begins spending time with Jim. Why does she spend time with him? Why does she not avoid him or tell him that she is married? How do her choices to spend time with him affect Jim and herself?

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