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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Tony and Eilis spend the night after Eilis receives her first letter from home after Rose's death?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Father Flood's parish hall.
(c) Tony's family's apartment.
(d) Eilis's room.

2. In Part III at the first parish dance, what instrument does an accordion player switch to when the music changes?
(a) Drums.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Cello.

3. What does Eilis want to do the afternoon after Father Flood has a memorial mass for Rose?
(a) Go to Tony's.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Go back to work.
(d) Have lunch.

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

5. What does Tony do for a living?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Dock hand.
(d) Electrician.

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

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

8. What is Mr. Rosenblum's first name?
(a) David.
(b) James.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Daniel.

9. What type of dancing does Patty want to sit out in Part III?
(a) Ceili.
(b) Jig.
(c) Reel.
(d) Set.

10. What time does Eilis leave for the first parish dance in Part III?
(a) Nine o'clock.
(b) Ten o'clock.
(c) Eight o'clock.
(d) Seven o'clock.

11. Who writes to Eilis after Rose's death?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Jack.
(c) Pat.
(d) Martin.

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

13. Where do Tony, Maurice, and Laurence buy a plot of land?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Manhatten.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Brooklyn.

14. 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?
(a) Sandwiches and lemonade.
(b) Cookies and lemonade.
(c) Cookies and coffee.
(d) Sandwiches and tea.

15. What color hair and eyes does Tony have?
(a) Brown hair and brown eyes.
(b) Red hair and green eyes.
(c) Black hair and hazel eyes.
(d) Blonde hair and blue eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eilis not think that Miss McAdam and Sheila Heffernan can help her pick out clothes?

2. How many houses do Tony, Maurice, and Laurence plan to build on the land they buy?

3. What color hair does Delores Grace have?

4. What is one of the songs the musicians play at the dance when Eilis meets Tony?

5. In Part III, Section 2, what day of the week does Tony want to celebrate the news that Eilis passed all her classes?

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