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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. If Eilis passes her exams, how long will it probably be before she can have a job in the office at Bartocci's?
2. How long will it take Eilis each way if she goes to Ireland for a visit?
3. When does Eilis start to feel the fierce sharp cold and have to buy thick socks?
4. What time does Eilis leave for the first parish dance in Part III?
5. In Part III at the first parish dance, what instrument does an accordion player switch to when the music changes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Eilis do to avoid the second parish dance in Part III, Section 1?
2. Why does Father Flood come to Bartocci's to speak with Eilis in Part III, Section 2?
3. Why does Mrs. Kehoe want to speak with Eilis at the beginning of Part III, Section 1?
4. What does Miss Bartocci announce to Eilis and Miss Delano in Part III, Section 1?
5. Why does Eilis go to see Father Flood at the beginning of Part III, Section 2?
6. According to Miss McAdam, why did Miss Keegan leave the boarding house?
7. Why does Eilis not spend Christmas with Tony's family in Part III, Section 2?
8. How does Eilis feel as she watches her first baseball game?
9. What do Eilis and the others do during the break after two hours of the game?
10. In Part III, Section 1, why does Eilis edit what she writes home in her letters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Eilis does not have a lot of input into the decision for her to go to America. Why not? Why does she decide to go even though it is not her idea originally?
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
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?
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