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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 Nick travel to work in Chapter 10?

2. What does Frances have a dream about on the bus to the house where they will vacation in Chapter 11?

3. How does Nick find out about Melissa's affairs?

4. At the party in Chapter 7, where does Frances run into Nick?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, What does Frances think of the play she sees Nick perform in, and of Nick's performance itself?

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

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

4. What is the conversation that Frances imagines having, but does not actually have, with Bobbi about Nick in Chapter 8?

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

6. In Chapter 9, what are the circumstances that lead to Frances going to Nick's house when Melissa is away for work in London?

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

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

9. What is one of the things that makes Frances feel sexually powerful in her relationship with Nick?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Melissa's reaction when Nick informs her of his affair with Frances. What does the email she writes to Frances reveal about Melissa's personality?

Essay Topic 2

How does Frances's pelvic pain and medical problems in Chapter 18, coupled with the possibility that she may have experienced a miscarriage, change her relationship with and opinion of Nick? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Frances's reaction to Bobbi's revelation about her affair with Nick in front of Phillip in Chapter 22. How does Frances take it when Phillip chastises her for what she has done with Nick?

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