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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element does the unnamed narrator NOT include within her definition of female pain?
(a) Subjugation.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Disassociation.
(d) Exploitation.

2. In which city did the unnamed narrator live when she left for a trip in Italy in the summer of 2000?
(a) New York City.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Carmel.
(d) Sunnyvale.

3. For which method of transportation did the unnamed narrator advocate during her discussion with her tall, dark-haired friend?
(a) Boating.
(b) Hiring a car.
(c) Riding a train.
(d) Bicycling.

4. Laura said that Dylan's story about his childhood had made her think he was taking what action in regard to intimacy?
(a) Closing a window.
(b) Opening a door.
(c) Opening a window.
(d) Closing a door.

5. In what city do the unnamed narrator's parents live in the house where they raised their daughter?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Fresno.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Laura got a new job in California and her husband Dylan did not want to move, what did they do?

2. From what country did the artist featured in San Francisco, 2010 originally hail?

3. Artemisia's advice to the unnamed narrator was that children crave what?

4. How many other people were interacting with the art exhibition at the same time as the unnamed narrator and her dark-haired friend?

5. What does the unnamed narrator cite as "the Perez family policy" (11)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What emotion does the unnamed narrator name as one that is difficult for women to express?

2. What was the subject of the Swedish artist's creations, according to the unnnamed narrator?

3. Describe the interactive element of the Swedish artist's exhibition.

4. For what reason does the unnamed narrator use a hedge maze as a metaphor for Artemisia's life?

5. How does the unnamed narrator explain her impulse to kiss Artemisia near the end of the section called Italy, 2000?

6. For what reason did the unnamed narrator see little of Camila during the trip to Italy?

7. In what way does Popkey send a message about the dangers of complying with patriarchy-fueled gender norms in the section entitled Ann Arbor, 2002?

8. Describe the four characters featured at the center of the gathering in Ann Arbor, 2002.

9. What does the telephone symbolize within the section of the novel entitled Italy, 2000?

10. At the end of the section entitled Los Angeles, 2011, the unnamed narrator describes an act she took with a teapot. What was it?

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