Ashes of Roses

What did Rose and her family come to America on?

• Plane

• Steam Ship

• Cruise Ship

• Raft

Why couldn't Joseph be allowed in America?

• Trachoma

• Chicken Pox

• Measles

• Melanoma

What did the immigration officers use to check people's eyes?

• Eye hook

• Button hook

• Fish hook

• Stethoscope

Which family member goes back to Ireland with Joseph?

• Ma

• Rose

• Grandma Nolan

• Da

Which problem do the Nolan's face during registration?

• Joseph is crying too much

• They don't have enough money to pay the entry fees

• They need a source of income to survive in America and they need to tell the immigration officer

• They don't have their luggage and passports they came with

What is the second problem they face when they leave through the "kissing post"?

• They don't have an address to show the police

• They lose each other in the crowd while boarding the ferry

• They take the wrong ferry

• Women are not allowed to leave Ellis Island by themselves

What kid of danger is waiting around when immigrants arrive in the city?

• Pickpockets, thieves, and con artists

• Men holding signs offering work

• Policemen hoping to catch people running away from their countries

• Children searching for their parents

What happens that the Nolan family didn't think would happen?

• Patrick's family has moved to a different address

• Patrick and his family weren't expecting them because they didn't get the letter Da sent them

• They are forced to rent a room that doesn't live up to the price

• They don't have enough money to afford the rent of a hotel room

What are some characteristics of Elsa?

• Really nice and welcoming

• Extremely unpleasant and hostile

• Jealous and pretty

• Judgemental and harsh

What happens when Patrick tells Ma he doesn't go to Mass?

• Ma accepts it and moves on

• Ma throws a fit and never talks to Patrick again in the book

• Ma calls him a heathen and is ashamed of him

• Ma ignores him and hates him forever