Brooklyn Quizzes

Brooklyn Quiz 1

1 The story features what kind of narrator?
a third-person limited narrator

a first-person narrator

a third-person omniscient narrator

a second-person narrator
2 Why does Eilis go to Brooklyn the first time?
to find better economic opportunities

because she wants a fresh start

because she is restless and tired of Enniscorthy

to visit a sick relative
3 Which of the following is probably NOT a reason Rose sends Eilis to America?
because she is unhappy about the degrading work Eilis is doing for Miss Kelly

because she resents her sister

because she knows she is sick and wants Eilis to have the life she can't have herself

because there are better economic opportunities in America
4 Who are the two American-born boarders at Mrs. Kehoe's house?
Miss Keegan and Patty

Sheila and Diana

Sheila and Miss McAdams

Patty and Diana
5 Which of the following is NOT a challenge Eilis faces in America?
racial tensions

conflicts among the boarders

serious financial struggles

homesickness
6 Which brother writes to Eilis to ask her to visit their mother?
Pat

Jack

Connor

Martin
7 Which of the following is a prominent theme in the book?
beauty

friendship

home

revenge
8 Why does Eilis think that dating George Sheridan would be a "dream" for Nancy?
because he adores her

because his parents own a thriving business and he can give her a better life

because they are perfectly compatible

because he's the most handsome man in the town
9 How does Father Flood help Eilis get over her homesickness?
he gets her involved with a Catholic community service group

he enrolls her in a bookkeeping course

he introduces her to other Irish immigrants with whom she is compatible

he lets her call her mom every week at the parish
10 What is the central conflict of the novel?
Eilis's indecision over whether to return to Ireland or remain in Brooklyn

Eilis's grief over Rose's death

Eilis's pregnancy scare

Eilis's lack of economic opportunities
11 Who is Miss Fortini?
a friend of Patty's

a boarder at Mrs. Kehoe's

another salesgirl at Bartocci's

Eilis's supervisor at Bartocci's
12 Which is NOT a place that Tony takes Eilis on a date?
an Italian restaurant

the movies

Coney Island

a Dodgers game
13 Which sport is Tony passionate about?
soccer

football

rugby

baseball
14 What does Tony say that alarms Eilis?
that they will have a big wedding

that he will never visit Ireland

that their kids will be Dodgers fans

that he does not want children
15 Which of Tony's brothers tell Eilis that their family does not like Irish people?
Maurice

Laurence

Giovanni

Frank
16 What is Eilis's career aspiration?
to be a teacher

to be a nurse

to be a bookkeeper or accountant

to run a business
17 What is the climax of the story?
when Miss Kelly threatens to tell the town Eilis is married

when Eilis decides to return to Enniscorthy

when Eilis marries Tony

when Rose dies
18 Rose is NOT:
open

confident

charismatic

glamorous
19 Why does Tony attend the Irish dances?
to meet new people

because he likes Irish girls

to avoid an ex-girlfriend

because he is half Irish
20 What is Tony's ambition?
to start a plumbing business

to start a land-developing business

to study bookkeeping

to study law
21 What did Eilis not reading Tony's letters signify?
that she was angry with him

that she was beginning to doubt her love for him

that she intended to run away with Jim Farrell

that she was simply too busy to read them
22 How did Eilis's mother show her that she wanted Eilis to stay in Enniscorthy?
she encouraged Eilis's relationship with Jim Farrell

she promised Nancy that Eilis would come to her wedding without Eilis's permission

she never mentioned Brooklyn or asked Eilis about her life there

all of the above
23 Who is Joshua Rosenblum?
Eilis's corporate law professor

a friend of Tony

a classmate

a local shop owner
24 Eilis's comment to Sheila that Bartocci's will surely miss her business, since she is such a paragon of style is an example of:
synechdoche

verbal irony

understatement

metonymy
25 Who does Eilis most look up to?
her mother

Rose

Mrs. Kehoe

Miss Fortini

I'm not sure about the motives in relationships, but one theme that the two novels share is that of gender inequality. In the novel, Brooklyn, Eilis faces certain limitations because of her gender and status as an immigrant. She and her sister...

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At Father Flood's Christmas meal, what is it about one of the guests as he enters that startles Eilis(Although she later realizes she is wrong)?

A man comes in for dinner, who Eilis is certain is her father. She is wrong.

"He stood still as soon as he had closed the main door behind him, and it was the way he took in the hall, surveying the scene with shyness and a sort of mild delight,...

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Introduce religion in the film, state if it influences characters

Catholicism is an important theme in the novel “Brooklyn” by Colm Toibin. It is the world’s oldest and largest Christian religion, professing belief in God and in Jesus Christ. Catholicism has a tremendous influence on the novel, both in terms of...

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Brooklyn

by Colm Toibin

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