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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Eilis start to feel the fierce sharp cold and have to buy thick socks?
(a) February.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) December.

2. In what direction is the special law book store located from Fifth Avenue?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

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

4. What does Eilis's mother say that Rose had been seeing a doctor for?
(a) Liver condition.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Joint problems.
(d) Heart condition.

5. What is the name of the police officer who will keep a special watch on Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house if she removes the lock she put on the basement door?
(a) Sergeant McElwin.
(b) Sergeant Mulhall.
(c) Sergeant O'Toole.
(d) Sergeant O'Brien.

6. How much time does Eilis want Father Flood to ask the Bartoccis for an unpaid leave while she goes to Ireland?
(a) One month.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Five weeks.

7. Where are Tony's parents from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

8. If Eilis passes her exams, how long will it probably be before she can have a job in the office at Bartocci's?
(a) Seven months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Nine months.

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

10. When Eilis speaks to Father Flood about going back to Ireland, how long does she have before she takes her exams?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Three weeks.

11. In Part III, Section 2, at what restaurant does Tony want to take Eilis to celebrate the news that she passed all her classes?
(a) Pete's.
(b) Alberto's.
(c) Roberto's.
(d) Nathan's.

12. What sport did Eilis's father and brothers listen to on summer Sundays?
(a) Football.
(b) Hurling.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Rounders.

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

14. When will Eilis's classes begin for her second year in Part III, Section 2?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) October.

15. By the end of Part III, Section 1, how many times a week is Eilis having lunch with Miss Fortini?
(a) Two.
(b) One or two.
(c) Three.
(d) Two or three.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part III, Section 2, when Tony and Eilis go to Coney Island, how long is their train ride?

3. Who will attend Rose's mass in Brooklyn with Eilis?

4. In Part III at the first parish dance, what instrument does an accordion player switch to when the music changes?

5. What day of the week did Miss Keegan usually light a fire at the boarding house?

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