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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 does Bobbi do when she gets to the lake in Chapter 13?
(a) Gets out her fishing rod and fishes.
(b) Finds some children to make sandcastles with.
(c) Starts hiking alone around the lake.
(d) Strips naked and swims.

2. Why does Bobbi move in with Frances in Chapter 20?
(a) She wants to keep an eye on Frances so Frances does not see Nick any more.
(b) She has been kicked out of the house by her sister, who she has been staying with.
(c) She needs to get out of her house - and closer into town - because of her family tensions.
(d) She is being abused and needs a place to stay.

3. In Chapter 14, Frances is reading a book by which author?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Robert Fisk.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) Charles Dickens.

4. What does Nick tell Frances about his feelings for Melissa in Chapter 15 that hurts Frances and takes her aback?
(a) He never loved Melissa.
(b) He still loves Melissa.
(c) He does not love Melissa but stays with her in their relationship because he feels sorry for her.
(d) He still loves Melissa but will break up with her soon because she has gained a lot of weight.

5. Why does Bobbi come to Nick's bedroom late at night at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) She wants to see if Nick would be OK with her making a pass at Melissa.
(b) She wants to see if Nick wants to have sex with her.
(c) She went to talk to Frances and could not find Frances anywhere.
(d) She does not want to go back to Dublin the following day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick ask Frances in Chapter 13 that surprises her?

2. Why does Bobbi get so angry at Frances in Chapter 21?

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

4. What kind of insects kept flying in through the windows in Chapter 15?

5. What does Frances say to Nick in Chapter 22 that she feels seals her humiliation with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frances tell Nick in Chapter 22 that prompts him to tell her she is being very dramatic?

2. What does Frances find when she visits her father's house in Chapter 19?

3. What very personal information does Nick share with Frances in Chapter 14?

4. What does Frances tell Nick about her father in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Bobbi ask Melissa not to call her and Frances?

6. What information does Bobbi accidentally reveal to Phillip in Chapter 22?

7. In Chapter 14, why is Frances so grateful that Bobbi buys her an ice cream?

8. What changes in Bobbi's and Frances's living situations in Chapter 20?

9. What shared experience does Frances feel a powerful bond with Nick over in Chapter 21?

10. In Chapter 14, what does Bobbi do that prompts Nick to cry with laughter?

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