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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. What does Alice tell Eileen she cannot read anymore in Chapter 10?

2. Who does Eileen sit with at the bar in Chapter 7?

3. What does Eileen drink at the bar?

4. Which of the following does Alice do in Rome?

5. What is Eileen afraid for a minute that Simon will do after they leave church together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Felix's and Alice's night end in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Felix think when Alice says Simon is quite religious?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Rooney establish and maintain suspense throughout this largely character-driven novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How is Eileen coping with her breakup from Aidan, and how does the reader know this? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the causes of Eileen's difficult relationship with her sister Lola? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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