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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 Eileen in her email in Chapter 14?
(a) She is moving back to Dublin.
(b) She is becoming a vegan.
(c) She is leaving the world of writing.
(d) She and Felix slept together.

2. What does Eileen think about herself in relation to what she has done with Simon at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) She has been too worried about what other people will think.
(b) She has been too pessimistic.
(c) She has been blinded by her desire to get married.
(d) She has been a fool.

3. What did Alice think about living in New York City, from what she tells Felix?
(a) It was strange and disorienting.
(b) It was magical.
(c) It was too slow for her.
(d) It was a lot like Dublin.

4. What does Eileen tell Alice she has started reading again lately?
(a) An old diary of her own.
(b) Poetry.
(c) The novels of Jane Austen.
(d) Children's books.

5. What does Eileen always think when something good happens to her?
(a) She wonders how long it will be until it turns out badly.
(b) She thinks her sister Lola will do something to ruin it for her.
(c) She thinks she can not really be happy until she is in a secure relationship.
(d) She thinks it will only get better.

6. What does Simon say he and his father do not see eye-to-eye on?
(a) Politics.
(b) What to do with the farm?
(c) Relationships.
(d) Money.

7. What does Alice tell Eileen Jesus's example makes her feel like?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Happy.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Trivial and shallow.

8. What is Eileen's father's name?
(a) Pat.
(b) Henry.
(c) John.
(d) James.

9. Where does Eileen go to a party in Chapter 19?
(a) Blackrock.
(b) Pimlico.
(c) Sandymount.
(d) The Liberties.

10. What text does Eileen show Simon in Chapter 15?
(a) One from her father.
(b) A mean one from Lola.
(c) A strange one from Alice.
(d) A nice one from Aidan.

11. Who does Eileen think is flirting with Simon at the party?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Paula.
(c) Leanne.
(d) Fiona.

12. In Chapter 21, where do Alice and Felix go for the night?
(a) Alice's house.
(b) The beach.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Felix's house.

13. How long has it been since Alice has written anything consequential, as she tells Eileen in her email in Chapter 22?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

14. In Chapter 22, what does Alice write to Eileen about art in general?
(a) It is definitionally useless.
(b) It is essential.
(c) It requires suffering.
(d) It requires patience.

15. Why does Eileen get upset at the party in Chapter 19?
(a) She gets a headache.
(b) Her friends are talking about Simon's girlfriend.
(c) She drinks too much and passes out.
(d) She trips and embarrasses herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice say she is choosing to write to Eileen about when humanity is on the cusp of extinction?

2. What poster does Alice remember Eileen having in her bedroom when they lived together?

3. In Chapter 15, how is Simon feeling about his work?

4. In Chapter 17, who is trying to get a hold of Felix?

5. Why does Alice say she serves Felix dinner last in Chapter 25?

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