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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 time does Father Flood arrive on the second day that Eilis shows up sad at work?
(a) At five.
(b) After two.
(c) About three.
(d) Around four.

2. What hours does Eilis work at Bartocci's?
(a) 9-6.
(b) 9-5.
(c) 8-5.
(d) 10-7.

3. What does Eilis write and tell her family is her favorite thing about America?
(a) Her co-workers.
(b) The food.
(c) That the heat is kept on all night.
(d) Her classes.

4. How many books does Rose pack for Eilis's voyage to America?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. Who washes the clothes of the girls who live at Mrs. Kehoe's?
(a) A Polish woman.
(b) A Chinese woman and her daughter.
(c) Mrs. Kehoe.
(d) An Italian woman and her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street is Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house?

2. During Eilis's fourth week working at Bartocci's, what is on sale?

3. Where was the lodger, Patty McGuire, born?

4. What time is there a rush of customers on Eilis's first day working at Miss Kelly's?

5. What is the name of the priest that Rose invites for tea in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Miss Kelly say about her helper Mary?

6. When did Rose go to a seven o'clock mass, and what was it like for her?

7. Who is Father Flood?

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

9. What job does Miss Kelly offer Eilis?

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

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