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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. Who does Father Flood announce will play for a dance in Part III?

2. What color stockings are going to be sold at Bartocci's store in Part III?

3. Who writes to Eilis after Rose's death?

4. How long will it take Eilis each way if she goes to Ireland for a visit?

5. What is Mr. Rosenblum's religious heritage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice to Diana and Patty give Eilis before she goes to Coney Island with Tony?

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

4. How is Eilis able to speak with her mother after Rose's death?

5. According to Miss McAdam, why did Miss Keegan leave the boarding house?

6. How does Eilis feel as she watches her first baseball game?

7. What do Tony, Maurice, and Laurence buy together, and what do they plan to do?

8. What does Eilis learn about Mr. Rosenblum in the special law bookstore?

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?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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