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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alice tell Felix before they have sex together?
(a) She has sex with a lot of other people.
(b) She has never had sex before.
(c) She prefers having sex with women.
(d) She has not done this in a long time.

2. What does Alice dislike about her success as a writer?
(a) The pressures of fame it has brought.
(b) The jealousy it has wrought.
(c) The constant doubt she has in the people around her.
(d) She does not know how to spend her money.

3. In Chapter 11, why does Mary call Eileen?
(a) To ask her to try to talk to her sister Lola about Lola's wedding invitation list.
(b) To tell her her childhood pet dog has died.
(c) To ask her to bring some groceries home.
(d) To tell her her father has died.

4. Whose birthday does Eileen go out for in Chapter 11?
(a) Alice's.
(b) Felix's.
(c) Mary's.
(d) Darach's.

5. Who does Eileen sit with at the bar in Chapter 7?
(a) Henry.
(b) Paula.
(c) Simon.
(d) Richard.

6. How much does Eileen tell Alice she earns in a year?
(a) About 80,000 euros.
(b) About 40,000 euros.
(c) About 20,000 euros.
(d) About 100,000 euros.

7. What does Eileen think is unusual about her first experience having intercourse?
(a) Her partner asked her to blindfold him.
(b) Her partner asked her to keep her clothes on the entire time.
(c) She had a bad cold.
(d) Her partner asked her to go outside on the balcony to have sex.

8. What does Felix's friend Mich say jokingly about his trip to Rome?
(a) He is going to wake up with no kidneys.
(b) He is going to hate it.
(c) He is going to want to be a chef afterward.
(d) He is going to want to be an artist afterward.

9. In Chapter 5, where do Felix and Alice meet again?
(a) The beach.
(b) Church.
(c) A bar.
(d) A convenience shop.

10. What does Alice ask Felix to help with while they are in Rome in Chapter 13?
(a) Fixing the hotel shower.
(b) Picking colors for her new kitchen.
(c) Dyeing her hair.
(d) Changing the lock on the door.

11. Who is Lola's fiance?
(a) Henry.
(b) Richard.
(c) Matthew.
(d) James.

12. What does Felix tell Alice about his own father?
(a) They live together.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He does not really know where he is.
(d) He is wealthy.

13. What happened to Eileen after Lola, her sister, went to a different school than her?
(a) She became increasingly withdrawn.
(b) She left school.
(c) She began excelling from school.
(d) She became a celebrated art student.

14. Where does Alice ask Felix to travel with her in Chapter 4?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Sligo.
(c) New York City.
(d) Rome.

15. Who is Eileen's mother?
(a) Mary.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Janet.
(d) Aoife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Simon's girlfriend in Paris?

2. When does Eileen tell Alice she thinks humans lost their instinct for beauty?

3. Who is Eileen's ex-boyfriend?

4. Where does Felix invite Alice in Chapter 4?

5. Whose social media account does Eileen become interested in in relation to her ex-boyfriend?

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