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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Father Flood and his housekeeper bring Rose after she speaks to her mother on the phone in Part III, Section 2?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Water.

2. How did Rose die?
(a) Walking home from work.
(b) At work.
(c) Playing golf.
(d) In her sleep.

3. What day of the week did Miss Keegan usually light a fire at the boarding house?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

4. In Part III, what day of the week does Father Flood decide to hold dances?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

5. What is the name of Eilis's mother's priest?
(a) Father Peters.
(b) Father Murphy.
(c) Father Walker.
(d) Father Quaid.

6. What color coats are the first colored women wearing when they purchase stockings in Part IiI at Bartocci's?
(a) Cream.
(b) Navy.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

7. In Part III, Section 2, when Tony and Eilis go to Coney Island, how long is their train ride?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) About a half an hour.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) An hour.

8. What color hair does Delores Grace have?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

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

10. During Eilis's first baseball game, when is there a break when she and the others can go to the bathroom and get food and drinks?
(a) Three hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) One and a half minutes.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part III, Section 2, why does Father Flood come to Bartocci's to speak with Eilis?

2. What does Mrs. Kehoe do after Eilis and Tony sleep together?

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

4. When Eilis speaks to Father Flood about going back to Ireland, how long does she have before she takes her exams?

5. What does Mrs. Kehoe bring Tony and Father Flood when Eilis returns to the boarding house after speaking to her mother on the phone in Part III, Section 2?

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