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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. How much does Miss Kelly offer to pay Eilis to work in her store one day a week?

2. How long is Rose allowed to stay on the boat Eilis is taking to American before she has to leave?

3. What color dress does Georgina select for Eilis to wear when she leaves the ship?

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

5. Where is Eilis sitting at the beginning of Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Eilis get a shop coat and what type does she buy?

4. What job does Miss Kelly offer Eilis?

5. Who is Father Flood?

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

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

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

9. What is the "Famous Nylon Sale" at Bartocci's?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tony and Eilis marry before she returns for a visit to Ireland. Why does Tony want them to marry before Eilis returns? Is Tony right in his thinking?

Essay Topic 2

Eilis almost does not return to Brooklyn. Why does Eilis have doubts about returning to America? What influences her to return, and how does she feel about returning?

Essay Topic 3

Eilis spends her first Christmas at the parish hall. Why does Eilis spend her first Christmas in Brooklyn at the parish hall? Does she have other opportunities to spend her second Christmas than going to the parish hall? What does she choose to do and why does she make that decision?

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