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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 is Eileen's father's name?

2. What does Eileen's father do for a living?

3. Why does Eileen tell Lola she seems to hate Simon?

4. Who walks Eileen home from the party in Chapter 19?

5. What does Alice tell Simon she did for her mother the previous year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 23, how does Eileen get along with Lola and Mary on Lola's wedding day?

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

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

5. In Chapter 15, who does Eileen tell Simon he reminds her of in some ways in the context of their relationship?

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

7. In Chapter 26, what does Simon tell Felix that greatly surprises Eileen?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Rooney explore some of the pragmatic difficulties and realities of life in modern Ireland, including high rental rates and some political stagnation? 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

In what ways does Felix seem to treat Alice badly? How and when does Felix seem to realize that he might be losing Alice, and what does he do to try to make amends? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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