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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 days does Father Flood arrange for Mrs. Kehoe to pack a lunch for Eilis her first week of classes?
2. Where does Eilis go for a physical so she can travel to America?
3. What was Miss Kelly's nickname in school?
4. How many other Irish girls have taken classes at Brooklyn College where Father Flood enrolls her?
5. Where is Eilis's landlady from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Eilis's room like on the ship that takes her to America?
2. What is the system for laundering clothes at Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house?
3. What are the accommodations like at Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house?
4. How does Eilis feel after receiving her first three letters from home?
5. How does Eilis get a shop coat and what type does she buy?
6. What news does Nancy have when Eilis sees her after talking to Miss Kelly about a job?
7. What does Mrs. Kehoe like to talk about?
8. What happened to Mrs. Kehoe's husband?
9. What does Miss Kelly give Eilis when she has her come in and work an extra day in the shop?
10. What does Miss Kelly say when Eilis tells her that she is going to America?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Catholic Church plays an important part in the lives of characters in the novel. How does Father Flood represent the Catholic Church in the novel? How does the role he plays show the influence that the Catholic Church has on the lives of its parishioners? How is that revealed in the everyday lives of the characters?
Essay Topic 2
The setting is important to the storyline. In what way are the different settings important to the story? How do the different settings seem to affect characters? How does setting influence the atmosphere of the book? How does it influence the plot?
Essay Topic 3
Eilis almost does not return to Brooklyn. Why does Eilis have doubts about returning to America? What influences her to return, and how does she feel about returning?
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