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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. What time does Father Flood arrive on the second day that Eilis shows up sad at work?

2. How many days does Father Flood arrange for Mrs. Kehoe to pack a lunch for Eilis her first week of classes?

3. How does Eilis feel the night after she receives her first letters from home?

4. Where do Eilis's brothers work?

5. What is Mr. Bartocci's first name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Father Flood?

6. What are the accommodations like at Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house?

7. What is Miss McAdam, one of Mrs. Kehoe's boarders like?

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

9. What news does Nancy have when Eilis sees her after talking to Miss Kelly about a job?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eilis is concerned about her appearance when she lives in Brooklyn. Why does her appearance bother her? What does she think she needs assistance with to look like other girls? How does appearance change? How does that change affect her in Brooklyn and then when she returns to Ireland?

Essay Topic 2

Eilis is suddenly struck by homesickness several weeks after being in America. What brings on her homesickness? How does it affect her? How is she able to deal with homesickness and acclimate to being in America?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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