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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alice tell Eileen she cannot read anymore in Chapter 10?
(a) Fairy tales.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Contemporary novels.
(d) Poetry.

2. What does Alice tell Felix about Simon that surprises Felix?
(a) Simon is her cousin.
(b) Simon is married.
(c) Simon is religious.
(d) Simon grew up in the United States.

3. Where does Felix's teenage girlfriend live now, as he tells Alice?
(a) Bath.
(b) Sussex.
(c) Cork.
(d) Swinford.

4. What does Alice dislike about her success as a writer?
(a) She does not know how to spend her money.
(b) The constant doubt she has in the people around her.
(c) The pressures of fame it has brought.
(d) The jealousy it has wrought.

5. What does Alice find on Felix's phone in Chapter 24 that startles her?
(a) A link to a site that traffics people.
(b) Pictures of tools.
(c) A pornography site.
(d) Pictures of snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eileen feel about going to church with Simon?

2. What city does Alice tell Eileen Dublin is more expensive to live in than?

3. What dating app does Felix tell his friends he and Alice met on?

4. How old was Eileen when she had sex for the first time?

5. Whose social media account does Eileen become interested in in relation to her ex-boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why does Alice tell Eileen she does not really read contemporary novels anymore?

2. What does Eileen tell her mother Mary in Chapter 3 that upsets Mary greatly?

3. Why does Alice tell Felix she has come to his hometown?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Lola say to Eileen in a text that hurts her feelings?

5. How does Eileen describe her job to herself?

6. What is the background of Simon's and Eileen's relationship?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Eileen end up thinking about Simon's faith and church attendance?

8. What surprises Felix about the house Alice is renting?

9. What big event is happening in Eileen's family, and how does she feel about it?

10. How does Eileen characterize Simon's current girlfriend Caroline?

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