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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. In Part III, where is the special law book store that Mr. Rosenblum recommends to Eilis?

2. When Eilis speaks to Father Flood about going back to Ireland, how long does she have before she takes her exams?

3. In Part III, where does Sheila Heffernan say that she has heard that dances are dangerous?

4. At the first parish dance in Part III, what does Sheila get herself and the others to drink?

5. What does Tony do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Eilis not spend Christmas with Tony's family in Part III, Section 2?

2. Why does Mrs. Kehoe want to speak with Eilis at the beginning of Part III, Section 1?

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

4. In Part III, Section 1, why does Eilis edit what she writes home in her letters?

5. Why does Eilis not have to pay for her tuition for Brooklyn College?

6. What does Mrs. Kehoe say about dances held in the parish hall after the war?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Eilis spends her first Christmas at the parish hall. Why does Eilis spend her first Christmas in Brooklyn at the parish hall? Does she have other opportunities to spend her second Christmas than going to the parish hall? What does she choose to do and why does she make that decision?

Essay Topic 3

Eilis wants to be a bookkeeper. What expectations were there for married women in the 1950s? How might her relationship with Tony affect her career plans? How might it be possible for her to have a career even if she marries Tony?

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