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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bobbi ask Frances to go with her in Chapter 11?
(a) To visit her father in Paris.
(b) To the west of Ireland to go fishing and camping.
(c) To Rome, where she has never been before.
(d) To visit Nick and Melissa at the place they are vacationing that summer.

2. Why does Bobbi want to stay the night with Frances at her apartment in Chapter 9?
(a) She wants to get back together with Frances.
(b) She wants to get away from her tense family situation.
(c) She needs time away from her girlfriend.
(d) She needs time apart from her boyfriend.

3. What city do Melissa, Frances and Bobbi live in?
(a) Cork.
(b) London.
(c) Ballina.
(d) Dublin.

4. Who wrote the play that Nick appears in in Chapter 4?
(a) Tennessee Williams.
(b) Arthur Miller.
(c) Paul Simon.
(d) Lin Manuel Miranda.

5. In Chapter 4, why can Bobbi not make Nick's play?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She has to work.
(c) She is going to dinner with her father.
(d) She has class.

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

7. Why does Frances not want to go into the water when the others in the house all go swimming in Chapter 12?
(a) She never learned to swim.
(b) She is afraid of drowning.
(c) She does not want anyone to see her in her bathing suit.
(d) She is allergic to chlorine.

8. What does Nick tell Frances in Chapter 2 about his impression of her?
(a) Nick tells Frances he thinks she is haughty.
(b) Nick tells Frances he thinks she is gregarious.
(c) Nick tells Frances he warmed to her more than he had to Bobbi.
(d) Nick tells Frances he is very sexually attracted to her.

9. What is Frances's father's significant struggle?
(a) He can not find work.
(b) He has liver cancer.
(c) He only has one arm.
(d) He is an alcoholic.

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

11. What does Nick say in Chapter 9 that hurts Frances's feelings?
(a) She needs to spend less time at his house.
(b) She is probably too young to care about babies.
(c) She needs to take better care of herself.
(d) She does not seem to like his cooking.

12. What movie do Frances and Nick watch the night Melissa comes back from London?
(a) Psycho.
(b) North by Northwest.
(c) Rear Window.
(d) Rain Man.

13. Who does Melissa tell Frances and Bobbi owns the house she vacations in?
(a) Melissa's family.
(b) Nick's family.
(c) Valerie, an old friend.
(d) Melissa's ex-husband.

14. Where does Melissa invite Bobbi and Frances for their second meeting?
(a) To a fancy restaurant.
(b) To her book launch.
(c) To her house for dinner.
(d) To Etables in France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where do Bobbi and Frances see Nick without Melissa?

2. How does Nick find out about Melissa's affairs?

3. What part of the city does Melissa live in?

4. How do Frances and Nick begin communicating primarily in Chapter 6?

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

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