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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - Section 1 (pages 97-153).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many lodgers are at Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house other thanEilis?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

2. Why does Eilis not think that Miss McAdam and Sheila Heffernan can help her pick out clothes?
(a) They are too modern and loud in their attire.
(b) They look dowdy.
(c) They are too formal and stiff in their attire.
(d) They have a horrible sense of color.

3. What does Eilis buy her brothers for Christmas?
(a) Sweaters.
(b) Ties.
(c) Books.
(d) Watches.

4. In Part III, where is the special law book store that Mr. Rosenblum recommends to Eilis?
(a) Twenty-second Street and Fifty-third Avenue.
(b) Thirty-ninth Street and Fifth Avenue.
(c) East Forty-second Street.
(d) West Twenty-third Street.

5. The night after Eilis receives her first letters from home, what does she call her bedroom at Mrs. Kehoe's?
(a) Mausoleum.
(b) Rat trap.
(c) Closeet.
(d) Tomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color cardigan is Rose wearing at the beginning of Part I?

2. What type of dancing does Patty want to sit out in Part III?

3. How old are the first colored women who shop at Bartocci's in Part III?

4. What color dress is Nancy wearing when they go to dance on Sunday night the first day that Eilis has worked for Miss Kelly?

5. What are Mrs. Keohoe's daily topics at dinner?

(see the answer key)

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