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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frances call Bobbi to ask her a few days after she gets out of the hospital in Chapter 19?
(a) If Bobbi approves of Nick.
(b) If they are still friends.
(c) If Bobbi still likes Melissa.
(d) If they can get back together romantically.

2. How does Nick reassure Frances about their relationship in Chapter 14?
(a) He tells her he will give her enough money to live on.
(b) He tells her he will marry her someday.
(c) He tells her he is getting ready to leave Melissa.
(d) He tells her he wants her very badly.

3. What does Frances feel a particular connection to Nick over in Chapter 21?
(a) When Nick says people find him cold and lacking in fun, Frances says people have always said that about her too.
(b) Nick says he was abused as a child, and Frances said she was also abused.
(c) Nick says he hates his own laugh, and Frances has always hated her own laugh.
(d) Nick says he will never forgive his parents for things from his youth, and Frances feels the same about her parents.

4. Why does Frances get so upset at Valerie in Chapter 17?
(a) She insults Bobbi's sister.
(b) She insults Frances's parents.
(c) She speaks derisively about Nick when he is not in the room.
(d) She is rude to Melissa.

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

6. 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 father's problems.
(c) Her relationship with her mother.
(d) Her feelings about her own writing.

7. What does Frances's father call her to tell her in Chapter 21?
(a) That he is moving to London.
(b) That he has just put money in her account.
(c) That he wants to come to Dublin to drink and to see her.
(d) That he can not pay her allowance anymore.

8. What does one of the doctors tell Frances could be the cause of her pain?
(a) Gallbladder attack.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) Liver cancer.
(d) A miscarriage.

9. What is the name of the man Frances matches with on Tinder and goes on a date with in Chapter 21?
(a) Desmond.
(b) Rossa.
(c) James.
(d) Eoin.

10. 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 will tell Melissa about their affair if he does not do it soon himself.
(c) She is not happy about their affair and wants to end it.
(d) What they are doing seems insanely risky.

11. Where is Nick's family home as a child?
(a) Sandymount.
(b) Dalkey.
(c) Killiney.
(d) Ballsbridge.

12. What does Bobbi do in Chapter 15 that embarrasses Frances?
(a) She tells everyone Frances is only pretending to be gay.
(b) She shows everyone embarrassing pictures of Frances.
(c) She tells everyone Frances has a crush on Nick.
(d) She puts Frances's name in the bowl for the game and makes Nick answer embarrassing questions about Frances.

13. Who calls Frances as the group walks into town the fourth night she is in France?
(a) Philip.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

14. What does Frances tell Nick bothers her about their relationship in Chapter 14?
(a) She thinks they do not argue enough.
(b) She thinks he likes her more than she likes him.
(c) She thinks she is more enthusiastic about it than he is.
(d) She thinks he wants to break up with Melissa.

15. What does Bobbi buy for Frances the fourth night of their trip after they walk into town as a group?
(a) A pack of cigarettes.
(b) A book.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) A drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick tell Frances about his mental health in Chapter 14?

2. What does Nick suggest doing in Chapter 16 that prompts Bobbi to ask whether he has a death wish?

3. Who does Bobbi call for Frances in Chapter 22 when Frances gets so sick?

4. What television program does Nick appear on in 1992?

5. What does Frances start reading in Chapter 19?

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