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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 old are both Eileen and Alice?

2. How much does Eileen tell Alice she earns in a year?

3. What does Lola text Eileen that hurts her in Chapter 11?

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

5. Whose social media account does Eileen become interested in in relation to her ex-boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, why is Eileen worried about Alice going to Rome?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Lola say to Eileen in a text that hurts her feelings?

4. How does Eileen describe her job to herself?

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

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

7. In Chapter 11, why does Eileen go to Simon's late at night and what happens between them?

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

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

10. How do Felix and Alice initially meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the origins and foundations of Eileen's and Alice's friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Eileen's and Simon's pregnancy seem to portend for those characters in the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do many people seem to think Alice is a difficult person, at times, to be around? How does she herself handle these impressions? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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