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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 write to Eileen that she has come to realize about fame and money?

2. In Chapter 21, where do Alice and Felix go for the night?

3. What color is Eileen's dress for Lola's wedding?

4. How does Felix feel about his job?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Simon tell Alice when she asks about him and Eileen in Chapter 25?

5. Why is Alice embarrassed to tell Eileen about sleeping with Felix?

6. What is one significant difference between Felix and Alice?

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

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

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

10. How does Eileen feel when she reads her diary from years earlier in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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