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

2. Who does Melissa tell Frances and Bobbi owns the house she vacations in?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Frances say has always been an issue for her?

4. What movie do Frances and Nick watch the night Melissa comes back from London?

5. What does Frances do at her father's house when she visits him in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Frances enjoy getting positive feedback on her writing assignments in college?

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

5. How do Frances and Bobbi first meet?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Rooney leads the leader to believe that Frances and Nick may be resuming or rekindling their relationship after having broken it off for some time. Write an essay analyzing Rooney's choice to leave the question of Frances's and Nick's relationship status ambiguous at the novel's end.

Essay Topic 2

There is a significant age difference between Bobbi and Frances and Melissa and Nick, so much so that Frances's mother comments that it is strange that people so much older than Frances are interested in befriending her. How do you think the age difference between the two sets of friends affects their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How do Frances's feelings for Nick change as the novel progresses? Write an essay exploring how Frances's feelings for Nick and evolve and how she handles the changes in her feelings towards him.

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