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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. Where does Bobbi ask Frances to go with her in Chapter 11?

2. What city do Melissa, Frances and Bobbi live in?

3. What does Frances do after she and Nick have sex for the first time that alarms Nick?

4. How do Frances and Nick begin communicating primarily in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 12, who meets Frances and Bobbi at the bus stop?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what prompts Bobbi to observe to Frances that Frances suffers?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How do Frances and Bobbi first meet?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Frances's use of social media, email, and instant messaging to communicate with the people she cares most about. Why do you think she chooses more impersonal and detached forms of communication rather than calling or talking face-to-face?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the symbolism of Nick's grey cashmere coat to his and Frances's relationship in Chapter 21. Why is the conversation around Frances's trying on the coat significant?

Essay Topic 3

Rooney emphasizes Frances's emotional detachment, which sometimes borders on withdrawal. Write an essay discussing how Frances's experiences growing up with her volatile and alcoholic father seems to have affected her adult relationships.

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