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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 is the nationality of the man that Father Flood knows who is willing to give Eilis a job in Brooklyn?
(a) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Irish.
(d) French.

2. In Part I, what classes has Eilis nearly finished?
(a) French.
(b) Teacher preparation.
(c) Bookkeeping.
(d) Spanish.

3. What classes does Father Flood manage to enroll Eilis in?
(a) Accounting and typing.
(b) Typing and bookkeeping.
(c) Cash management and bookkeeping.
(d) Bookkeeping and preliminary accountancy.

4. What days will Eilis go to her classes at Brooklyn College?
(a) Monday and Tuesday.
(b) Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
(c) Tuesday and Thursday.
(d) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

5. Where was the lodger, Patty McGuire, born?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Ireland.
(c) New York.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color shop coat does Eilis buy in Part I?

2. When does Rose go to Dublin for sales to buy clothes?

3. What type of business does Jim Farrell's father own?

4. How old is Eilis's sister Rose?

5. How much does Miss Kelly pay Eilis when she has her work an extra day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the accommodations like at Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house?

2. What happened to Mrs. Kehoe's husband?

3. What job does Miss Kelly offer Eilis?

4. What news does Nancy have when Eilis sees her after talking to Miss Kelly about a job?

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

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

7. What is Miss McAdam, one of Mrs. Kehoe's boarders like?

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

9. How does Eilis feel after receiving her first three letters from home?

10. What classes does Father Flood help Eilis enroll in?

(see the answer keys)

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