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It is about Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
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1
Why does Eilis help out at Christmas Day dinner at the Church's parish hall?
Out of a commitment to the church
God's will
Man hunting
For some turkey
2
On which page of the book does Eilis have sex with Tony?
100
902
184
64
3
The inspiration for Brooklyn was...
A visiting handsome priest was from there
A visitor to his fathers funeral spoke about Brooklyn
His fathers death and love of poetry
He has a love for the Brooklyn Bandicoots team
4
Eilis returns to Brooklyn because...
she gets ill from eating potatoes
of the social milieu's focus on loyalty
her mother tells her to
Tony bullied her into marriage so she would come back
5
Why does Eilis turn down Christmas dinner with Tony's family?
in for a penny, in for a pound
She thinks his brother might be better looking than he
She has never tried Italian food
because she promised
6
Feel free to throw a reference to this in your essay
A different range of ideas that sound smart
The way that the church was strong back then
The baseball teams of the time
The Catholic church's apology for child abuse
7
When was Colm Toibin born?
1912
1955
2012
1856
8
Why did Father Flood help Eilis?
For personal gain
Sort of
He knew the church's PR would take a hit later
For the family
9
Why did Toibin write Brooklyn?
To get that paper
To show that priests are all good people
To convey his experience and heritage
To show that women are boring and weak
10
Nominalisation means
A different type of milkshake
A TEEL paragraph
Turning a verb into a noun
Focusing on an aspect of writing across sentences
11
Colm was this as a boy..
Journalist
Altar boy
Film Critic
Chef
12
Is TEEL useful at Year 11?
Yes
It is not awful
No
It is useful only as a rough guide
13
The worst part of Brooklyn is its
The accents everyone has
Baseball team
Basketball team
The bridge
14
When he was young Toibin found priests...
insulting
attractive
annoying
hateful
15
To get three marks for literary devices you need to
Toibin writes like...
refer to a technique and analyse it
He wrote this like that because he wants...
discuss the likely thoughts of the people
16
The baseball team that Tony supports is
Gunners
Dodgy
Dodgers
Yankees
17
Two foils in Brooklyn are
Enniscorthy and Brooklyn
Rose and Ms Kehoe
Ms Forteini and Jim
Jim and Tom
18
What subjects does Mrs. Kehoe discourages talk of more so than anything else in her house?
Money
Giggling
Politics
Men and Sex
19
Why is Eilis homesick?
She misses the way her mother made the potatoes
She misses her cat missy
She simply misses home
She reads letters from her mother, Rose and Jack
20
The novel won a prize (Costa Novel Award) in
2009
2010
1985
2020
21
Eilis is an example of a
hero
A person of colour
anti-hero
the everyman
22
An example of Toibin's writing style is...
Nicely written
Third person omniscient narrator
Character writing
Sparse description
23
A good word to describe Eilis' nature
outspoken
proud
passivity
brave
24
A reporting clause is
She might, she could
She looked, she went
He ate, He drank
Me like, Me hate
25
Who is the best man in the book?
Jim
Tony
Father Flood
Tom
26
The novel Brooklyn is set in the....
pasta
pasta, again
50s
past
27
What or who is the one true god?
The rubric
Applies varied vocabulary
Eilis
Authorial Intent
28
Eilis loves...
Ireland
Jim and Tony
Catholicism
baseball
29
Toibin's father died when he was....
young
A man in the USA
14
12
30
What was unusual about Rose?
Her name
Her wealth
Her independence
Her ideals
31
How many boys does Eilis hang out with?
1
2
4
3
32
Toibin was unable to... until he was 9
write
ride a bike
sing
read
33
How good is the movie?
It is a bait for lazy English students
Loved it, great actors
Never seen it
Not relevant to the book
34
Colm went to a school that later become infamous for...
Academic rigor
its annual fete
It's drug problem
Priests crimes against children
35
Colm remembered his priests as...
Scary people
Cute
Excellent teachers
Nice people
36
How many marks is a conclusion worth according to the rubric?
3
0
1
2
37
Where does Eilis work?
Tibaldis
Miss Kellys
Bartocchis
The Delicatessen
38
BONUS QUESTION: Who will win the NBA Playoffs
LeBron James
The Golden State Warriors
Kevin Durant
The Cavaliers
39
Best Brooklyn related joke...
Is Brooklyn in the house?
Brook-what-Brook-lyn
No sleep till Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Nets
40
How is Eilis characterized?
Selfish
Anguished
Passive
Dreamy
41
How do you get 3 easy marks?
Intro and Conclusion
Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly
Link to the topic
Refer to H / S / C
42
Eilis' should be connected to this movement
Feminism
not moving
leg movement
Nazism
43
Is Eilis a good representation of Feminism?
No
The pinnacle of feminism
Just like Germaine Greer
For the time, sort of
44
According to Toibin Brooklyn tells the story of
just one person's experience
The migration of humans
The tale of emigrants
The tale of all irish people
45
How do the locals now consider Eilis in Part Four when she returns to Ireland?
To be a traitor
To be an American.
To be a prodigal son-like figure returning home
To have forgotten who she is
46
A narrator that doesn't care much:
Omniscient narrator
Intimate narrator
Movie narrator
Detached narrator
47
Toibin was raised...
in Enniscorthy
the wrong way
on a farm
the right way
48
What seems to be the main problem which afflicts the residents of Enniscorthy?
Taxes
Limited prospects for unmarried women
Unemployment
Their dances are dull
49
Another example of a foil in the novel is...
Tony and Eilis
Brooklyn and the USA
Jim and Tony
Ms Kehoe and Ms Misty
50
According to the rubric a link only needs to
Link the website of your choosing
Suggest why the author did this
Connect two core ideas between paragraphs
Summarise the response and link to topic
51
An easy reference to Social / Historical / Cultural factors is...
Catholicism then and now
Comparing Enniscorthy to Brooklyn
The way that she doesn't describe much
The travel across the ocean
52
A smart word to use for Cultural / Historical / Social is
throw a potato on the barbie
another potato
the Irish diaspora
Fleeting
53
Why does Eilis stay in Enniscorthy longer?
Had to 'go beach'
Her friends wedding
She wanted to hurt Miss Kelly
There was a rave on
54
What is the most awkward scene of the book
The Christmas bit
The swimsuit bit
The sex scene
The part where she goes to the beach
55
Patriarchy is...
Males leading the world or group
The way gender is fluid
The mothers are in charge
a form of pasta
56
What does Bartocci's store become the first in the neighborhood to do?
Install a lift
Sell ladies underwear
Cater to the disabled
Serve African -Americans
57
Toibin had a job as a
Journalist
Abbott
Writer.... duh
Priest
58
What do Ciara and Eilis have in common
Potatoes
Moral Compass
All of the above
They love irish people
59
How many marks is an introduction worth according to the rubric?
1
4
3
2
60
Was Colm Toibin ever an immigrant
Yes
Yup
No
Kind of
61
What is the last word of the novel?
More
Fin
Less
End
62
What is the primary reason Father Flood begins to host dances at the parish hall?
Raise money for the church roof
He is a beast on the wheels of steel
To get the men and women married
He wants to introduce reggaeton to Ireland
63
According to Eilis Tony is
A hard worker
Clean shaven
All of the above
A respectable man
64
According to Tony Eilis is
None of the below
A pizza pie
Just like his mother
The type of woman you don't call
65
What tragic and unexpected event forces Eilis to return to Ireland?
Mother death
Fathers alive!
Sisters' still dead
Grandad farted
66
Tony is met by Eilis at
At her school
At a dance
A bush doof
On the tram
67
What is Eilis's starting position at Bartocci's?
Bottom
Top
Salesgirl
CEO
68
References to literary techniques are worth...
Ice, Ice, Baby
3 marks
Marky Marks
1 Marks
69
The Social Milieu is
The thoughts of a generation
A group of ideas
A collective noun
The way things are
70
Why does Father Flood suggest that Eilis recommit to her education?
To keep her mind off homesickness
Because he knows a guy, who knows a guy
To get her out of his face
Because D's get degrees
71
What does Eilis imagine her mother telling Jim when Jim shows up to see her?
She went out
Groot
Eilis has gone back to Brooklyn
Eilis said 'k thanx, byeeee'
72
What is our newest clunky acronym..
THOTEEL
THICC
TEEH/S/CAiASL
TEEGEL
73
Why did Eilis emigrate to Brooklyn?
To find the love of her life
To escape her family
For education and job opportunities
Her mum kicked her out
74
Who said: "But I hate a priest rubbing his hands together and smiling"
Father Flood
Eilis
Tony
Mrs Kehoe
75
What is Eilis' favourite root vegetable
Potato
Sweet Potato
Turnip
Swede
