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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poster does Alice remember Eileen having in her bedroom when they lived together?
(a) The Rolling Stones.
(b) Margaret Clarke.
(c) U2.
(d) Dido.

2. Why does Eileen tell Alice she declined to write many essays again after her first one from a few years ago?
(a) It made her too tired.
(b) She was afraid they would be failures.
(c) The money was not enough.
(d) She got bad feedback on the first one.

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 color is Eileen's dress for Lola's wedding?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

5. 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 a fool.
(b) She has been too pessimistic.
(c) She has been too worried about what other people will think.
(d) She has been blinded by her desire to get married.

6. What does Alice tell Felix in Chapter 21 that she never told him before?
(a) She hates him.
(b) She is in love with him.
(c) She thinks they should get married.
(d) She thinks he should move in with her.

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

8. What does Felix tell Alice about himself in the end of Chapter 17?
(a) There is a lot she does not know about him.
(b) He is Catholic.
(c) He is actually quite wealthy.
(d) He was born in Turkey.

9. What does Felix's taxi driver tell him about going to Alice's house in Chapter 21?
(a) He should bring Alice flowers.
(b) He should definitely have called Alice first before appearing on her doorstep at that hour.
(c) Alice will be happy to see him.
(d) His girlfriend, Alice, is not going to be impressed with him showing up in the state he is in.

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

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

12. What does Eileen reference to Alice from her earlier message in Chapter 16?
(a) A novel by Jane Austen.
(b) Alice's own novel.
(c) The Bronze Age collapse.
(d) A novel by W.H. Auden.

13. What does Eileen tell Simon is wrong with her apartment?
(a) The door lock is broken.
(b) No hot water for a shower.
(c) The heating is broken.
(d) The window lock is broken.

14. Who does Alice read an article about online in Chapter 21?
(a) James Austen.
(b) Annie Ernaux.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Zadie Smith.

15. What does Eileen tell Alice she thinks happiness will look like for her?
(a) Having a lot of money.
(b) Being married to Simon and having many children together.
(c) Having a house with a lot of books, near a river, and being able to take care of her parents when they get older.
(d) Traveling all the time and never really putting down roots.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what book is Eileen reading?

2. In Chapter 22, what does Alice write to Eileen about art in general?

3. What does Eileen tell Alice about herself and Simon's visit, which is coming up?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Felix do after getting to Alice's house?

5. Why does Eileen tell Lola she seems to hate Simon?

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