2. What does Eileen tell Alice about herself and Simon's visit, which is coming up?
(a) They need two bedrooms.
(b) They are going to travel separately.
(c) Only Eileen is coming, not Simon.
(d) They are not coming after all.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

8. In Chapter 18, why was Alice in Paris?
(a) To pick up an award.
(b) To go on vacation.
(c) To see her old friend.
(d) To visit her sister.

9. Who says she wishes Simon brought Caroline to the party?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Jennifer.

10. 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) A novel by W.H. Auden.
(d) The Bronze Age collapse.

11. What does Alice ask Eileen in Chapter 26 that seems to annoy Eileen?
(a) For Eileen to come see her more often.
(b) What Eileen thinks about Felix.
(c) For Eileen to loan her clothes.
(d) For Eileen to come live with her at the seaside.

12. In Chapter 20, why is Eileen worried about Alice?
(a) Alice says she desperately wants to come back to Dublin.
(b) Alice says she is lonely.
(c) Alice is traveling a lot for work.
(d) Alice is very sad.

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

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

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