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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Bobbi say when Melissa asks Frances and Bobbi if they write everything together?
2. Where does Melissa invite Bobbi and Frances for their second meeting?
3. What city do Melissa, Frances and Bobbi live in?
4. Where does Frances tell Nick her parents live?
5. Where is the book launch in Chapter 8 held that Bobbi and Frances go to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nick do to Frances right before she kisses him for the first time?
2. What is one of the things that makes Frances feel sexually powerful in her relationship with Nick?
3. 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?
4. In Chapter 3, what prompts Bobbi to observe to Frances that Frances suffers?
5. In Chapter 8, what does Nick say in his email to Frances after their first kiss?
6. What does Bobbi tell Frances about her first impression of Melissa?
7. What does Frances tell Nick in Chapter 9 about her history regarding men and sex?
8. What does Nick tell Frances when she says she is afraid of Melissa finding out about their affair?
9. Why does Frances avoid red wine?
10. In Chapter 4, What does Frances think of the play she sees Nick perform in, and of Nick's performance itself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At what point in the novel does Frances seem to decide to commit to the idea of having an affair with Nick? Write an essay about the process Frances goes through to get to the place in which she first sleeps with Nick.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing why Frances decides to read the gospels in Chapter 19 and how her impression of the stories relates to what is happening in her life at that time.
Essay Topic 3
Sally Rooney makes an unusual choice in writing a book with so much dialogue and no quotation marks signaling the dialogue. Write an essay analyzing Rooney's stylistic and structural choices in this novel regarding dialogue.
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