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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nick's niece's name?
(a) Maeve.
(b) Aoife.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Laurel.

2. What movie does Bobbi ask Frances to watch with her in Chapter 8?
(a) Yentel.
(b) Gremlins.
(c) Room With a View.
(d) Brazil.

3. Why does Melissa not like the playwright who wrote the play Nick appears in in Chapter 4?
(a) She finds the playwright mannered.
(b) She thinks his plays strain credulity.
(c) She thinks his plays are vacuous.
(d) She thinks his plays are too obscure.

4. What does Bobbi get suspended for in school?
(a) Taking drugs.
(b) Writing a critical editorial of the headmaster in the school newspaper.
(c) Stripping naked and streaking.
(d) Writing profane graffiti next to ta crucifix.

5. What is Bobbi's first impression of Melissa?
(a) She thinks Melissa is shallow.
(b) She thinks Melissa is pathetic.
(c) She thinks Melissa is fantastic.
(d) She thinks Melissa is pretentious.

6. What does Frances do after she and Nick have sex for the first time that alarms Nick?
(a) Cries.
(b) Leaves immediately.
(c) Calls Bobbi to tell her about it.
(d) Vomits.

7. Who is Melissa's husband?
(a) Derek.
(b) Frank.
(c) Nick.
(d) Philip.

8. How old does Frances tell Nick she is?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

9. How does Nick find out about Melissa's affairs?
(a) His best friend tells him.
(b) He finds letters from her lovers.
(c) She tells him.
(d) He finds receipts from her outings with her lovers.

10. Where is the book launch in Chapter 8 held that Bobbi and Frances go to?
(a) The Winding Stair.
(b) Eason's.
(c) Dubray Books.
(d) Hodges Figgis.

11. What kind of a party is Frances invited to in July in Chapter 7?
(a) Her sister's graduation party.
(b) Her parents' anniversary party.
(c) Her father's retirement party.
(d) Melissa's birthday party.

12. How does Frances react to Bobbi's suggestion that they watch one of Nick's old films online in Chapter 10?
(a) She cries, which surprises her.
(b) She enthusiastically agrees.
(c) She refuses, and gets angry.
(d) She says it would be weird.

13. What does Frances estimate the gross world product divided by everyone in the world to work out to?
(a) $30,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $16,100.
(d) $5,000.

14. How does Frances know how old Nick is?
(a) Melissa told her.
(b) Bobbi told her.
(c) Nick told her.
(d) From the Internet.

15. What does Frances think about Nick's appearance when she first meets him?
(a) She thinks he is handsome in a conventional way.
(b) She thinks he is not at all attractive.
(c) She thinks he is too short.
(d) She thinks he is attractive, but sickly looking.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, who meets Frances and Bobbi at the bus stop?

2. Where does Nick travel to work in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 5, why does Frances ask the venue manager to move her set to later?

4. How old is Nick?

5. What play does Nick appear in in Chapter 3?

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