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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. Where do Tony, Maurice, and Laurence buy a plot of land?
2. When Eilis shows Tony her letter from Brooklyn College in Part III, Section 2, where does he want to go to celebrate?
3. What is the name of the police officer who will keep a special watch on Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house if she removes the lock she put on the basement door?
4. When Eilis speaks to Father Flood about going back to Ireland, how long does she have before she takes her exams?
5. At the beginning of Part III, which boarder is leaving?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Kehoe say about dances held in the parish hall after the war?
2. What does Eilis's mother tell Eilis about Rose's death?
3. Why does Eilis go to see Father Flood at the beginning of Part III, Section 2?
4. What does Eilis do to avoid the second parish dance in Part III, Section 1?
5. Why does Eilis not spend Christmas with Tony's family in Part III, Section 2?
6. What does Miss Bartocci announce to Eilis and Miss Delano in Part III, Section 1?
7. What does Eilis learn about Mr. Rosenblum in the special law bookstore?
8. Who is the new boarder who takes Eilis's old room in Part III, Section 1?
9. What advice to Diana and Patty give Eilis before she goes to Coney Island with Tony?
10. According to Miss McAdam, why did Miss Keegan leave the boarding house?
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 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 setting is important to the storyline. In what way are the different settings important to the story? How do the different settings seem to affect characters? How does setting influence the atmosphere of the book? How does it influence the plot?
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