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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 Frances tell Nick in Chapter 9 about her sexual past?

2. What does Frances compare being bisexual to, in an attempt at humor?

3. What does Nick say in Chapter 9 that hurts Frances's feelings?

4. In Chapter 3, what kind of illness does Frances experience?

5. Where does Frances tell Nick her parents live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Bobbi and Frances doing when they first meet Melissa?

2. What does Frances think of Melissa's house when she first sees it?

3. What does Frances tell Nick in Chapter 9 about her history regarding men and sex?

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

5. Where do Frances and Nick have their first kiss?

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

7. What does Bobbi tell Frances about her first impression of Melissa?

8. What does Frances think about Melissa's and Nick's relationship after the first dinner she and Bobbi are invited to in their house?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing how Frances's decision not to tell Bobbi about her affair with Nick affects Frances's and Bobbi's friendship.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the effect of Frances's mother pressuring her to have more contact and a better relationship with her father. How does Frances handle her mother's pressure, and how does it affect the rest of Frances's life?

Essay Topic 3

How does Frances feel that her parents' tumultuous and unhappy relationship affected both her childhood and adulthood? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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