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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 much does Miss Kelly offer to pay Eilis to work in her store one day a week?
2. Before Eilis goes in Part I, how often has she been to seven o'clock mass?
3. What classes does Father Flood manage to enroll Eilis in?
4. How often does Georgina go home to Liverpool?
5. Why does Eilis take note of all the details in the sitting room when she has tea with Mrs. Kehoe there?
Short Essay Questions
1. What classes does Father Flood help Eilis enroll in?
2. How does Eilis feel after receiving her first three letters from home?
3. What does Miss Kelly say when Eilis tells her that she is going to America?
4. What does Miss Kelly say about her helper Mary?
5. What does Miss Kelly give Eilis when she has her come in and work an extra day in the shop?
6. What are the first things that Eilis does when she gets to Bartocci's in the morning?
7. What is Eilis's room like on the ship that takes her to America?
8. What does Mrs. Kehoe like to talk about?
9. Why does Rose go to Dublin twice a year?
10. What hours and days of the week is Eilis to work and does she get any benefits?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
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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