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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Mrs. Keohoe's daily topics at dinner?
(a) News from Ireland.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Changing fashions and new trends.

2. Before Eilis goes in Part I, how often has she been to seven o'clock mass?
(a) 3 times.
(b) Once.
(c) 4 times.
(d) Twice.

3. Where is Eilis sitting at the beginning of Part I?
(a) Dining room.
(b) Living room.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Her bedroom.

4. How old does Eilis think that her roommate on board ship might be?
(a) 25-30.
(b) 20-30.
(c) 20-25.
(d) 30-40.

5. During Eilis's first Christmas serving at Father Flood's dinner, how many potatoes is everyone allowed?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week does Miss Kelly want Eilis to work in her store in Part I?

2. What is Rose carrying when Eilis sees her coming home from work at the beginning of Part I?

3. How many days does Father Flood arrange for Mrs. Kehoe to pack a lunch for Eilis her first week of classes?

4. How does Eilis feel the night after she receives her first letters from home?

5. What hours does Eilis work at Bartocci's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Kelly say when Eilis tells her that she is going to America?

2. How does Miss Fortini act when when she notices that Eilis is sad?

3. How does Eilis get a shop coat and what type does she buy?

4. What hours and days of the week is Eilis to work and does she get any benefits?

5. What does Mrs. Kehoe like to talk about?

6. What is Eilis's room like on the ship that takes her to America?

7. What does Eilis's mother say about Miss Kelly?

8. What does Miss Kelly give Eilis when she has her come in and work an extra day in the shop?

9. Who is Father Flood?

10. What is the system for laundering clothes at Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house?

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