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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Eilis's mother's doctor?
(a) Dr. Winters.
(b) Dr. Cudigan.
(c) Dr. Murphy.
(d) Dr. Manson.

2. What time of day does Eilis go to see Tony after receiving her first letter from home after Rose's death?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

3. Who will attend Rose's mass in Brooklyn with Eilis?
(a) Mrs. Kehoe and the boarders.
(b) Tony, his mother, and his brothers.
(c) Tony and his family.
(d) Tony, his mother, and Mrs. Kehoe.

4. How many houses do Tony, Maurice, and Laurence plan to build on the land they buy?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

5. In Part III, how much bigger is Eilis's new room at the boarding house?
(a) Half again.
(b) Twice.
(c) Several hundred feet.
(d) A third.

6. At the beginning of Part III, which boarder is leaving?
(a) Miss Keegan.
(b) Miss McAdam.
(c) Diana Montini.
(d) Patty McGuire.

7. In Part III, Section 2, who does Tony say they will get revenge on during the first baseball game Tony takes Eilis to?
(a) Bobby Thomson.
(b) Preacher Roe.
(c) Pee Wee Reese.
(d) Jackie Robinson.

8. What is the name of the place where Eilis sees her first baseball game?
(a) Fenway Park.
(b) Angel Stadium.
(c) Ebbers Field.
(d) Target Field.

9. In Part III, where does Sheila Heffernan say that she has heard that dances are dangerous?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Lower Brooklyn.
(c) Manhattan side.
(d) Bronx.

10. Where is Tony waiting for Eilis when she comes back to Mrs. Kehoe's after speaking to her mother on the phone in Part III, Section 2?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Sitting room.
(c) Back porch.
(d) Front porch.

11. What does Tony bring from home to drink when he takes Eilis to Coney Island in Part III, Section 2?
(a) Soda.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Ice Tea.
(d) Water.

12. At the first parish dance in Part III, what does Sheila get herself and the others to drink?
(a) Root beer.
(b) Coke.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) Lemon soda.

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

14. Who does Eilis attend the first parish dance with in Part III?
(a) Miss McAdam.
(b) Miss McAdam and Sheila Heffernan.
(c) Sheila.
(d) Patty and Diana.

15. How long will it take Eilis each way if she goes to Ireland for a visit?
(a) Nine to ten days.
(b) Five to six days.
(c) Four to five days.
(d) Seven to eight days.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Tony do for a living?

4. What do Father Flood and his housekeeper bring Rose after she speaks to her mother on the phone in Part III, Section 2?

5. In Part III at the first parish dance, what is the first musician playing that Eilis notices?

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