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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. Why does Eilis take note of all the details in the sitting room when she has tea with Mrs. Kehoe there?

2. In Part 1, how long has it been since Nancy's ex-boyfriend showed up with another girl at the Athenaeum?

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

4. How many days does Father Flood arrange for Mrs. Kehoe to pack a lunch for Eilis her first week of classes?

5. What college does Father Flood want to try to get Eilis to attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Miss Kelly give Eilis when she has her come in and work an extra day in the shop?

3. What job does Miss Kelly offer Eilis?

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

5. What does Eilis's mother say about Miss Kelly?

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

7. When did Rose go to a seven o'clock mass, and what was it like for her?

8. What does Eilis know about Miss Kelly's store before she goes to work there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Eilis is suddenly struck by homesickness several weeks after being in America. What brings on her homesickness? How does it affect her? How is she able to deal with homesickness and acclimate to being in America?

Essay Topic 3

Love is one of the themes in the novel. What types of love are represented in the story? How is familial love important to Eilis and to the plot? How does romantic love advance the plot and how does it affect Eilis’s life?

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