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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 Jesus's example makes her feel like?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Happy.
(d) Trivial and shallow.

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

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

4. In Chapter 22, what does Alice write to Eileen about art in general?
(a) It requires suffering.
(b) It is essential.
(c) It requires patience.
(d) It is definitionally useless.

5. What did Natalie once tell Simon living with him was like?
(a) Living with a priest.
(b) Living with depression.
(c) Living with the sun.
(d) Living with ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, why is Eileen worried about Alice?

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

3. What does Felix tell Alice in Chapter 21, after they sleep together, that is very hurtful to Alice?

4. In Chapter 21, where do Alice and Felix go for the night?

5. What does Felix say he has a reputation for around town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Eileen and Simon on Lola's wedding day?

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

3. In Chapter 20, what reference does Eileen make in her letter to Alice about the Soviet Union?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Felix do after getting a text from Damian?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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