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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 is the problem with a lot of museums in Paris?

2. What did Alice tell Eileen she had read in the hospital during her nervous breakdown?

3. What does Simon say to Eileen when they start having sex?

4. What does Eileen tell Alice is a touchy subject in Chapter 26?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Alice tell Eileen about the after-effects of her last relationship?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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