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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eileen tell Alice she would say to God if she believed in God?
(a) Why can she and Simon not be together?
(b) Thank you for everything, every day.
(c) What is going on with politics?
(d) Please let Alice find happiness.

2. Who does Alice talk on the phone to in Chapter 17 that Felix walks in on her conversation with?
(a) James.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Richard.

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

4. Why does Eileen tell Lola she seems to hate Simon?
(a) He is religious.
(b) He is very attractive.
(c) She does not like his parents.
(d) He is the only one who ever took Eileen's side against Lola.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 19, what book is Eileen reading?
(a) The Golden Bowl.
(b) The Dead.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Strange Things.

9. What does Eileen tell Alice she did with the novel The Golden Bowl when she was finished with it?
(a) Burned it.
(b) She was never able to finish it.
(c) Gave it to someone she liked.
(d) Threw it across the room.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eileen reference to Alice from her earlier message in Chapter 16?

2. What do Simon and Eileen eat after having sex in Chapter 15?

3. What does Eileen tell Alice about Lola's wedding?

4. What did Alice think about living in New York City, from what she tells Felix?

5. Who walks Eileen home from the party in Chapter 19?

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