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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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 does not want anyone to see her in her bathing suit.
(c) She is afraid of drowning.
(d) She is allergic to chlorine.

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

4. What does Bobbi study?
(a) History and Politics.
(b) Linguistics.
(c) Music.
(d) Biology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frances's father throw in the fireplace when she is a young girl?

2. What philosophy most closely aligns to Frances's world view?

3. What does Bobbi do for Frances in Chapter 8 regarding her appearance?

4. Where is Nick traveling to film in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Frances tell Nick her parents live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick tell Frances when she says she is afraid of Melissa finding out about their affair?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Frances tell Nick about the difference between the way people see her and they way they see Bobbi, and how does Nick react?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Nick say in his email to Frances after their first kiss?

4. What happens that leads to Bobbi staying with Frances in Chapter 9?

5. How does Bobbi describe her and Frances to Melissa the night they first meet?

6. Why does Frances avoid red wine?

7. What does Nick tell Frances in Chapter 9 when she says she does not want to wreck his marriage by having an affair?

8. In Chapter 5, whey does Frances ask the venue organizer to push hers and Bobbi's performance to after 10:30?

9. What does Nick do to Frances right before she kisses him for the first time?

10. What does Bobbi tell Melissa about her and Frances's writing collaborations?

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