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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 day of the week did Miss Keegan usually light a fire at the boarding house?

2. When will Eilis's classes begin for her second year in Part III, Section 2?

3. How old are the first colored women who shop at Bartocci's in Part III?

4. What color coats are the first colored women wearing when they purchase stockings in Part IiI at Bartocci's?

5. Who will attend Rose's mass in Brooklyn with Eilis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What announcement does Father Flood make in Part III, Section 1?

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

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

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

5. What does Mr. Rosenblum suggest Eilis do when she asks him if there is anything she can read to prepared for the final exam?

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

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

8. What does Eilis do to avoid the second parish dance in Part III, Section 1?

9. What is Eilis's new room like in Part III, Section 1?

10. Why does Father Flood come to Bartocci's to speak with Eilis in Part III, Section 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tony and Eilis marry before she returns for a visit to Ireland. Why does Tony want them to marry before Eilis returns? Is Tony right in his thinking?

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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