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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. What are Mrs. Keohoe's daily topics at dinner?
(a) News from Ireland.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her children.
(d) Changing fashions and new trends.

2. How much does Miss Kelly pay Eilis when she has her work an extra day?
(a) Four shillings.
(b) One shilling.
(c) Two shillings.
(d) Three shillings.

3. What time does Father Flood arrive on the second day that Eilis shows up sad at work?
(a) Around four.
(b) About three.
(c) At five.
(d) After two.

4. Who is to pay for Eilis's passage to America?
(a) Father Flood.
(b) She is.
(c) Rose.
(d) Her brothers.

5. What is Miss Kelly's first name?
(a) Anna.
(b) Bridget.
(c) Nelly.
(d) Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The night after Eilis's first sale at Bartocci's, what are Patty and Diana modeling that they just purchased?

2. How old does Eilis think that her roommate on board ship might be?

3. How does Eilis feel the night after she receives her first letters from home?

4. How long is Eilis's lunch break at Bartocci's?

5. On the day of Eilis's first sale when working at Bartocci's, how many letters are there for her that evening?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the accommodations like at Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house?

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

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

6. What is the system for laundering clothes at Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house?

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

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

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

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

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