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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. 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 pessimistic.
(d) She has been too worried about what other people will think.

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

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

10. What did Alice tell Eileen she had read in the hospital during her nervous breakdown?
(a) The Quaran.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The collected works of W.H. Auden.

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

12. What does Felix say he has a reputation for around town?
(a) Owing money.
(b) Fighting with his brother.
(c) Taking care of his mother.
(d) Being a good handyman.

13. What does Felix tell Alice in Chapter 21, after they sleep together, that is very hurtful to Alice?
(a) He thinks she is the most depressed person he has ever met.
(b) He thinks she is a terrible writer.
(c) He thinks she just likes him because he is poor.
(d) He is not sure if anyone actually cares about her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eileen go to a party in Chapter 19?

2. What does Simon say to Eileen when they start having sex?

3. What does Eileen tell Alice is a touchy subject in Chapter 26?

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

5. In Chapter 18, why was Alice in Paris?

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