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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 text does Eileen show Simon in Chapter 15?

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

3. What does Alice ask Eileen in Chapter 26 that seems to annoy Eileen?

4. Who says she wishes Simon brought Caroline to the party?

5. What does Alice say she is choosing to write to Eileen about when humanity is on the cusp of extinction?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 21, what does Felix tell Alice about how he feels about their relationship?

8. What does Simon tell Eileen his father thinks of his own political views?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Rooney explain and/or emphasize the class differences between Felix and Alice, Eileen, and Simon? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What revelation does Simon explicitly share with Eileen in the end of the novel that changes everything about their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do the sections that are comprised of Alice's and Eileen's letters/emails affect the reader's understanding of each character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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