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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Alice live in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Eileen work?

4. What happened to Eileen after Lola, her sister, went to a different school than her?

5. Where does Eileen meet Aidan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Felix and Alice initially meet?

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

3. How does Alice describe her first date with Felix to Eileen?

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

5. In Chapter 9, how does Alice describe Eileen to Felix?

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

7. What does Eileen think Alice is doing in her communications with her about Felix?

8. What do Eileen and Simon do in Chapter 7 that gets both of them excited?

9. In Chapter 2, what is the setting for a type of epiphany Alice has that she tells Eileen about in her email?

10. How does Eileen describe her job to herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the language and tone Rooney uses throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How does Eileen feel about her job? How does Alice feel about hers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific reference to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In the end of Beautiful World, Where Are You, have the four main characters achieved happiness? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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