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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. When does Rose go to Dublin for sales to buy clothes?
(a) April and November.
(b) January and August.
(c) May and December.
(d) February and September.

2. How old is Eilis's sister Rose?
(a) 25.
(b) 21.
(c) 28.
(d) 30.

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

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

5. What does Eilis buy her brothers for Christmas?
(a) Ties.
(b) Books.
(c) Sweaters.
(d) Watches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What days will Eilis go to her classes at Brooklyn College?

2. How long is Eilis's lunch break at Bartocci's?

3. What is the priest's mother's maiden name who has tea with Eilis, her mother, and her sister in Part I?

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

5. How many years will Eilis need to attend Brooklyn College to get a good job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the first things that Eilis does when she gets to Bartocci's in the morning?

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

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

5. How does Miss Bartocci tell Eilis customers are treated?

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

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

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

9. Who is Father Flood?

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

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