Conversations with Friends Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which of the following statements about Frances and Nick's interaction at Melissa's birthday party is accurate? (from Chapters 6 - 11)

Both Frances and Nick feel guilty about kissing at Melissa's birthday party, and when Frances sees Melissa again she realizes how much she likes her.

Though their kiss is mutual, it is Frances who pulls away from Nick.

Frances initiates their eroticized contact by pressing a cool beer bottle against Nick's cheek, leg, and collarbone, but Nick initiates their kiss.

Nick initiates their eroticized contact by pressing a cool beer bottle against Frances' cheek, leg, and collarbone, but Frances initiates their kiss.

2.

Why is Bobbi upset by Frances' first published short story? (from Chapters 24 - 31)

She is jealous of Frances' writing ability.

She believes Frances should not write about people she loves.

She believes Frances should have confessed her romantic feelings to Bobbi before writing about them.

She believes Frances' characterization of her is inaccurate.

3.

Which of the following sentences provides the best argument that Frances is the protagonist? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

She uses the word “I” in her narrative.

Her actions move the plot forward.

The reader is always sympathetic to her point of view.

She talks more than the other characters.

4.

What kind of a narrator is Frances? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

Third person omniscient narrator.

Third person narrator.

First person narrator.

Unreliable narrator.

5.

Which of the following sentences best describes the significance of Frances and Bobbi's prior break up? (from Chapters 6 - 11)

Each woman has idealized the other since their break up.

Each woman envies the other's beauty and intelligence, each feeling that the other lost a better partner.

Each woman has unresolved feelings about the breakup.

Frances and Bobbi's strongest bond is a repressed, mutually acknowledged sexual attraction.

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