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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. At Mrs. Kehoe's, what type of frames around picture in the sitting room?
(a) Oak.
(b) Gold.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Walnut.

2. How often does Georgina go home to Liverpool?
(a) Every other year.
(b) Twice a year.
(c) Every 18 months.
(d) Once a year.

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

4. What is the priest's mother's maiden name who has tea with Eilis, her mother, and her sister in Part I?
(a) Gallagher.
(b) Hatcher.
(c) Byrne.
(d) Rochford.

5. Who is to pay for Eilis's passage to America?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) Father Flood.
(c) She is.
(d) Rose.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many books does Rose pack for Eilis's voyage to America?

3. How many nights a week does Father Flood think that Eilis should attend classes?

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

5. How old is Eilis's sister Rose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Rose go to Dublin twice a year?

3. Who is Father Flood?

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

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

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

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

8. What job does Miss Kelly offer Eilis?

9. What is the "Famous Nylon Sale" at Bartocci's?

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

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