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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Eileen say she knows Alice thinks the world ceased to be beautiful?
(a) After WWII.
(b) After the fall of the Soviet Union.
(c) After the dot-com bust in 2003.
(d) After WWI.

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

3. In Chapter 21, where does Alice meet Felix and his friends?
(a) At a bar called The Sailor's Friend.
(b) At the Ocean Floor pub.
(c) At a hotel called the Omnivore.
(d) At Danielle's house.

4. In Chapter 15, who does Simon text when he is having a bad day?
(a) Caroline.
(b) His mother.
(c) Aidan.
(d) Eileen.

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

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

7. What does Simon say he often feels like?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Worthless.
(c) Happy.
(d) Lonely.

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

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

10. When does Simon tell Eileen he first asked her out in Chapter 19?
(a) June.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) August.

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

12. What does Simon tell Felix he has been doing at his job for the past few months?
(a) Trying to get a new nature preserve going outside of Dublin.
(b) Trying to help keep a food bank funded.
(c) Trying to get new laws protecting renters.
(d) Trying to help refugees.

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

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

15. In Chapter 17, who is trying to get a hold of Felix?
(a) Richard.
(b) Damian.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Simon's mother's name?

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

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

4. What does Eileen's text that she sends to Simon say in the end of Chapter 19?

5. What does Eileen tell Simon is wrong with her apartment?

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