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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 19 - 24).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frances tell Nick about their affair in Chapter 14 that seems to surprise him?
(a) She expects that Nick will marry her one day.
(b) She is not happy about their affair and wants to end it.
(c) What they are doing seems insanely risky.
(d) She will tell Melissa about their affair if he does not do it soon himself.

2. In Chapter 14, Frances is reading a book by which author?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Robert Fisk.
(d) James Joyce.

3. At the party in Chapter 7, where does Frances run into Nick?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The utility room.
(c) The shed.
(d) The bathroom.

4. Why does Bobbi come to Nick's bedroom late at night at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) She wants to see if Nick would be OK with her making a pass at Melissa.
(b) She does not want to go back to Dublin the following day.
(c) She wants to see if Nick wants to have sex with her.
(d) She went to talk to Frances and could not find Frances anywhere.

5. What television program does Nick appear on in 1992?
(a) A documentary about gifted children.
(b) A church special about communions.
(c) The Mickey Mouse Club episodes.
(d) A geography quiz game for Irish children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick ask Frances in Chapter 13 that surprises her?

2. What does Frances do after she and Nick have sex for the first time that alarms Nick?

3. What upsets Frances's mother about the way she talks about her father?

4. What does Nick tell Frances about his feelings for Melissa in Chapter 15 that hurts Frances and takes her aback?

5. What does Frances say in Chapter 21 when Melissa says she should be disastrously unhappy at age 21?

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