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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. Where do Tony and Eilis spend the night after Eilis receives her first letter from home after Rose's death?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Eilis's room.
(c) Tony's family's apartment.
(d) Father Flood's parish hall.

2. In Part III at the first parish dance, what instrument does an accordion player switch to when the music changes?
(a) Drums.
(b) Cello.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Saxophone.

3. What type of dancing does Patty want to sit out in Part III?
(a) Jig.
(b) Set.
(c) Ceili.
(d) Reel.

4. What is the name of Eilis's mother's doctor?
(a) Dr. Manson.
(b) Dr. Murphy.
(c) Dr. Cudigan.
(d) Dr. Winters.

5. What is Mr. Rosenblum's religious heritage?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part III, which boarder is leaving?

2. What is Delores Grace's occupation?

3. What color blouse does Delores wear when she goes to the parish dance with Eilis?

4. Where is Miss Delano from?

5. What time does Tony pick Eilis up from the boarding house the first time he meets her there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Bartocci announce to Eilis and Miss Delano in Part III, Section 1?

2. What all does Eilis buy for her trip to Coney Island with Tony?

3. What does Eilis's mother tell Eilis about Rose's death?

4. What is Eilis's new room like in Part III, Section 1?

5. Why does Mrs. Kehoe want to speak with Eilis at the beginning of Part III, Section 1?

6. What does Mrs. Kehoe say about dances held in the parish hall after the war?

7. What announcement does Father Flood make in Part III, Section 1?

8. What does Eilis do to avoid the second parish dance in Part III, Section 1?

9. What do Eilis and the others do during the break after two hours of the game?

10. When Eilis moves to the room in the basement, why does she wish that she had stayed in her old bedroom?

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