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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frances do in Chapter 19 to try to make better sense of her past relationship with Bobbi?
(a) Reading some of Bobbi's writing.
(b) Going back over their written communications from months earlier.
(c) Looking through Bobbi's diary secretly.
(d) Talking to Bobbi's father about her problems.

2. What does Bobbi accuse Frances of doing more of with Nick than with her in Chapter 19?
(a) Respecting Nick more than she respects Bobbi.
(b) Telling Nick more about her life and feelings than she tells Bobbi.
(c) Wanting to spend more time with Nick than she wants to spend with Bobbi.
(d) Liking Nick more than she likes Bobbi.

3. What is Melissa so angry that Nick forgot to get at the store in Chapter 16?
(a) Bread.
(b) Lemons.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A new tablecloth.

4. Who comes to visit Etables the day before Frances and Bobbi fly home?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Philip.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Frances's mother.

5. What author does Frances's Tinder date tell her he likes?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Wilde.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Yeats.

6. What do Frances and Nick fight about at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Nick is upset when Frances says she likes women more than men.
(b) Nick is upset that Frances is going back to Dublin early.
(c) Frances is upset when Nick says he still loves Melissa.
(d) Frances is upset when Nick says he has to end their affair.

7. What kind of insects kept flying in through the windows in Chapter 15?
(a) Lightening bugs.
(b) Flies.
(c) Moths.
(d) Mosquitoes.

8. In Chapter 21, what does Frances tell Nick about that she was never able to tell Bobbi about?
(a) Her feelings about sex.
(b) Her feelings about her own writing.
(c) Her relationship with her mother.
(d) Her father's problems.

9. What does Melissa ask Frances in Chapter 17 that shocks and shames her?
(a) Whether she is sleeping with Nick.
(b) Whether she ever really loved Bobbi.
(c) Whether she is really who she says she is.
(d) Whether she is serious about poetry.

10. What happens when Frances tries to withdraw cash from the ATM in Chapter 23?
(a) Her card gets eaten by the machine.
(b) She is arrested for fraud.
(c) She is robbed right after she gets the money out of the ATM.
(d) She gets a message that she has insufficient funds.

11. What does Frances say when Nick asks her if she wants him to give her money in Chapter 21?
(a) She will take some money from him, but only as a loan.
(b) She is very offended he would even ask her that question.
(c) In a way she does, but she does not necessarily trust this impulse.
(d) She definitely wants him to give her money.

12. What does Melissa tell Frances about Nick in Chapter 15 that she struggles to understand the meaning of?
(a) Melissa tells Frances Nick is useless.
(b) Melissa tells Frances Nick is a broken man.
(c) Melissa tells Frances Nick is confused.
(d) Melissa tells Frances Nick is troubled.

13. What is wrong with Nick after Bobbi leaves his bedroom door in Chapter 17?
(a) He is angry that Frances is still friends with Bobbi.
(b) He is sad that Bobbi is leaving the following day.
(c) He is enraged that Bobbi would knock on his door that late.
(d) He seems distracted and worried that Bobbi will tell someone else about their affair.

14. What does Nick tell Frances about his mental health in Chapter 14?
(a) Nick tells Frances he had had problems with hallucinations.
(b) Nick tells Frances bipolar disorder runs in his family.
(c) Nick tells Frances he takes medication for depression.
(d) Nick tells Frances he has never had mood problems.

15. What does Nick ask Frances in Chapter 13 that surprises her?
(a) Whether she is contemplating dropping out of school.
(b) Whether she is really gay.
(c) Whether she is poor.
(d) Whether she is seeing anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frances feel a particular connection to Nick over in Chapter 21?

2. What does Frances's father call her to tell her in Chapter 21?

3. What does Frances tell Nick about their affair in Chapter 14 that seems to surprise him?

4. What does Frances's mother say to her about Nick in Chapter 19?

5. What does Frances ask Nick to do in Chapter 20 when he gets home from France?

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