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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. In Part III, what is the name of the other associate besides Eilis that Miss Fortini makes an announcement about changes in the store.

2. When does Eilis start to feel the fierce sharp cold and have to buy thick socks?

3. In Part III at the first parish dance, what instrument does an accordion player switch to when the music changes?

4. Who writes to Eilis after Rose's death?

5. What color hair does Delores Grace have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Tony, Maurice, and Laurence buy together, and what do they plan to do?

2. Why does Mrs. Kehoe want to speak with Eilis at the beginning of Part III, Section 1?

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

4. How does Eilis feel as she watches her first baseball game?

5. What does Eilis learn about Mr. Rosenblum in the special law bookstore?

6. What does Eilis's mother tell Eilis about Rose's death?

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

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

9. What is Eilis's new room like in Part III, Section 1?

10. What does Mrs. Kehoe say about dances held in the parish hall after the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eilis does not have a lot of input into the decision for her to go to America. Why not? Why does she decide to go even though it is not her idea originally?

Essay Topic 2

Eilis discovers who she is as she lives in America. What discoveries does Eilis make about herself? How do those discoveries help her to grow and mature? Why is her self-discovery an important theme in the book?

Essay Topic 3

There are internal and external conflicts in the novel. Are there more internal or external conflicts? How do these conflicts advance the plot and influence characters?

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