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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Eilis's landlady from?

3. What are Mrs. Keohoe's daily topics at dinner?

4. Who washes the clothes of the girls who live at Mrs. Kehoe's?

5. The night after Eilis receives her first letters from home, what does she call her bedroom at Mrs. Kehoe's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Eilis know about Miss Kelly's store before she goes to work there?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are internal and external conflicts in the novel. Are there more internal or external conflicts? How do these conflicts advance the plot and influence characters?

Essay Topic 2

Eilis begins spending time with Jim. Why does she spend time with him? Why does she not avoid him or tell him that she is married? How do her choices to spend time with him affect Jim and herself?

Essay Topic 3

Eilis discovers who she is as she lives in America. What discoveries does Eilis make about herself? How do those discoveries help her to grow and mature? Why is her self-discovery an important theme in the book?

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