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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. When they were much younger, what did Simon wish for Eileen more than anything?
(a) She would get out from under Lola's shadow.
(b) She would be wealthy.
(c) She would be happy.
(d) She would finally get the dog she always wanted.

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

3. What does Felix tell Alice her life would be like if she was a little less intelligent?
(a) Harder.
(b) Shorter.
(c) Easier.
(d) Longer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eileen's father's name?

2. What does Eileen do to her own hair in Chapter 26?

3. Who did Eileen write an essay about some years earlier that she references to Alice in Chapter 20?

4. How does Felix feel about his job?

5. Who does Alice tell Felix she never talks on the phone with in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what does Simon tell Felix that he feels about his own work?

2. Why does Eileen tell Alice she stopped writing essays, even though she really liked doing it?

3. What does Eileen tell Simon she likes about their sexual dynamic?

4. What does Simon tell Alice when she asks about him and Eileen in Chapter 25?

5. Why is Alice embarrassed to tell Eileen about sleeping with Felix?

6. In Chapter 21, how does Felix treat Alice?

7. What does Eileen think she would want to tell God if she believed in God?

8. In Chapter 21, what does Felix tell Alice about how he feels about their relationship?

9. How does Eileen feel when she reads her diary from years earlier in Chapter 16?

10. In Chapter 24, how are Simon and Eileen getting along when they travel to see Alice for the first time since Alice moved?

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