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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick make Frances for breakfast after the first time they sleep together?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Waffles.
(d) French toast.

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

3. What does Nick say to Frances when he sees her at the book launch in Chapter 8?
(a) He thought he told her he never wanted to see her again.
(b) He would like to take her home right then.
(c) He thinks it best if they stop messaging each other.
(d) It is nice to see her.

4. In Chapter 6, what does Frances say she enjoys about both Nick and Bobbi?
(a) They are both generous with money.
(b) They both make her feel loved.
(c) They are both extremely loyal.
(d) They both make her enjoy conversation.

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

6. What does Bobbi say when Melissa asks Frances and Bobbi if they write everything together?
(a) That they write their material as equals.
(b) That Frances writes everything.
(c) That Frances is the better performer.
(d) That Bobbi writes everything.

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

8. What does Frances ask Nick to get for her to drink at the party in Chapter 7?
(a) A martini.
(b) A neat whisky.
(c) A gin and tonic.
(d) A screwdriver.

9. What does Bobbi tell Frances about Melissa as they leave the dinner at Melissa's house in Chapter 2?
(a) She does not think Melissa is very happy.
(b) She thinks she was wrong about Melissa being so fantastic.
(c) She thinks she wants to have an affair with Melissa.
(d) She thinks Melissa is sexually attracted to her.

10. What part of the city does Melissa live in?
(a) Monkstown.
(b) Killiney.
(c) Sandymount.
(d) Phibsborough.

11. What does Frances have a dream about on the bus to the house where they will vacation in Chapter 11?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Having an affair with Nick.
(c) Flying and falling.
(d) Losing her teeth and bleeding.

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

13. Where do Frances and Bobbi first meet Melissa?
(a) At a party.
(b) At a poetry night in town.
(c) At a book launch.
(d) At a dance club.

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

15. How do Frances and Nick begin communicating primarily in Chapter 6?
(a) Via letter.
(b) Via phone call.
(c) Via email.
(d) Via text.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Bobbi and Frances first meet?

2. What does Frances tell Nick in Chapter 9 about her sexual past?

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

4. In Chapter 8, What does Nick's first email to Frances say?

5. Which of the following most closely matches Frances's physical description of herself?

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