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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Eilis take note of all the details in the sitting room when she has tea with Mrs. Kehoe there?
(a) She wants to always remember how lovely it is.
(b) So she can have a room like it someday.
(c) So she can have something else to think about.
(d) So she can describe it to her mother and Rose.

2. What does Miss Fortini bring Eilis after speaking to Miss Bartocci on the second day that Eilis is sad at work?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Sandwich.
(c) Toast with butter.
(d) Soup.

3. How many other Irish girls have taken classes at Brooklyn College where Father Flood enrolls her?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. What color dress does Georgina select for Eilis to wear when she leaves the ship?
(a) Cream with a small flower border.
(b) Soft pink.
(c) White with red floral pattern.
(d) Blue with stripes.

5. What classes does Father Flood manage to enroll Eilis in?
(a) Bookkeeping and preliminary accountancy.
(b) Typing and bookkeeping.
(c) Accounting and typing.
(d) Cash management and bookkeeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who washes the clothes of the girls who live at Mrs. Kehoe's?

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

3. Why has Father Flood not been coming around to check on Eilis in the first few weeks she has been in America?

4. What hours does Eilis work at Bartocci's?

5. Before Eilis sails to America, how many times has she used a shower?

(see the answer key)

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