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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 Simon she did for her mother the previous year?
(a) Bought her a new vacation home.
(b) Sent her on a holiday to Jamaica.
(c) Paid off her mortgage.
(d) Bought her a new car.

2. When does Eileen leave the party in Chapter 19?
(a) Around 1 am.
(b) Around 11.
(c) Around 9.
(d) Just past midnight.

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

4. What does Alice say she is choosing to write to Eileen about when humanity is on the cusp of extinction?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Money.
(d) Sex and friendship.

5. What does Eileen's father do for a living?
(a) Landscaper.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Farmer.

6. Who walks Eileen home from the party in Chapter 19?
(a) Darah.
(b) Peter.
(c) Simon.
(d) Aidan.

7. In Chapter 21, why does Felix not go to Alice's house for dinner?
(a) He goes out to get drunk instead.
(b) He is in a car accident.
(c) He has to work late.
(d) His brother insists they sort through the paperwork they need to do.

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

9. What does Eileen tell Alice about Lola's wedding?
(a) It was long.
(b) It was strange.
(c) It was very beautiful.
(d) It was too big.

10. How does Felix feel about his job?
(a) He hates it.
(b) He likes it, but wants to move on soon.
(c) He is entirely indifferent to it.
(d) He loves it.

11. What does Eileen do to her own hair in Chapter 26?
(a) Washes it.
(b) Braids it.
(c) Cuts it.
(d) Dyes it.

12. What do Alice, Felix, Simon and Eileen do in Chapter 26?
(a) Go zip-lining.
(b) Go to the beach.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Go to a concert.

13. What do Simon and Eileen eat after having sex in Chapter 15?
(a) Rice.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Pizza.

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

15. What is Simon's mother's name?
(a) Mary Costigan.
(b) Geraldine Costigan.
(c) Janet Hughes.
(d) Rachel Smythe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Eileen say she knows Alice thinks the world ceased to be beautiful?

2. What is Eileen's father's name?

3. When they were much younger, what did Simon wish for Eileen more than anything?

4. In Chapter 21, where does Alice meet Felix and his friends?

5. What does Felix's taxi driver tell him about going to Alice's house in Chapter 21?

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