Question

1. The evidence in the story "Eveline" reveals that Eveline's father often treats members of his family will ___.

Answer 1

1. The correct answer is A. unkindness.
Eveline's father is not a good man anymore; he may have been when her mother was still alive, but he doesn't behave like a father anymore. He is always mean towards Eveline, and he even managed to chase away her two brothers so that he is the only one left to take care of him.

2. The correct answer is A. she turns over her entire paycheck to him every week.
Eveline feels a strong sense of duty to her father which is why she is taking care of him instead of leading her own life. She is penniless because everything she earns she gives to her father out of her obligation and responsibility towards him (even though technically she doesn't have to do that).

3. The correct answer is B. to keep the family together.
When Eveline's mother died, she made her promise that she would take care of the family now that she's gone. Due to this promise, Eveline feels responsible for keeping the family together, even though she failed. Her two brothers moved away and don't really talk to her anymore, and she is the only one left with her abusive father.

4. To Eveline, Frank represents C. escape.
Eveline is a young girl, however, she still hasn't actually started living her life because she is taking care of her mean father. She does have a boyfriend, Frank, and she wants to go with him to Argentina to escape her dreadful life, but in the end, her sense of responsibility is stronger than her desire to escape, which is why he goes to Argentina without her. 

5. The word which best describes Eveline's feelings about leaving Dublin is A. conflicted.
On one hand, she wants to leave as soon as possible and start her own life far away from her prison (Dublin). On the other hand, she is bound by her promise to her late mother to keep the family together, which is why ultimately she cannot leave Dublin, let alone Ireland.