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

2. What does Alice tell Eileen in her email in Chapter 14?
(a) She and Felix slept together.
(b) She is leaving the world of writing.
(c) She is becoming a vegan.
(d) She is moving back to Dublin.

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

4. Why does Alice say she serves Felix dinner last in Chapter 25?
(a) Simon and Eileen are her guests of honor.
(b) Felix is never really hungry.
(c) Felix was late.
(d) Felix is not really her boyfriend.

5. What does Alice tell Eileen is the problem with a lot of museums in Paris?
(a) They are often closed for renovations.
(b) They are drafty.
(c) There is just too much art to see.
(d) They are too expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eileen's father do for a living?

2. When does Simon tell Eileen he first asked her out in Chapter 19?

3. What does Simon say he and his father do not see eye-to-eye on?

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

5. Why does Eileen tell Alice she declined to write many essays again after her first one from a few years ago?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 25, what does Felix think of Eileen when he first meets her?

4. What does Alice tell Eileen about the after-effects of her last relationship?

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

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

7. In Chapter 19, what does Lola tell Eileen she thinks of Simon?

8. How does Alice react when Felix turns up at her house and falls asleep on the couch for two hours?

9. In Chapter 14, what does Alice say about Eileen's newfound romance with Simon?

10. In Chapter 23, how does Eileen get along with Lola and Mary on Lola's wedding day?

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