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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 about their affair in Chapter 14 that seems to surprise him?

2. What does Frances tell Nick bothers her about their relationship in Chapter 14?

3. What does Frances's mother say to her about Nick in Chapter 19?

4. What happens to Frances in Chapter 22 at the bus shelter at college?

5. What does Melissa ask Frances in Chapter 15 about Nick that surprises Frances?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, why is Frances so grateful that Bobbi buys her an ice cream?

2. What does Bobbi do at the lake in Chapter 13?

3. What changes in Bobbi's and Frances's living situations in Chapter 20?

4. What does Frances tell Nick she is upset about in their relationship in Chapter 14, and how does he respond?

5. What does Frances tell Nick in Chapter 22 that prompts him to tell her she is being very dramatic?

6. In Chapter 14, what does Bobbi do that prompts Nick to cry with laughter?

7. What do Nick and Frances talk about that is prompted by Frances trying on Nick's coat in Chapter 21?

8. What does Frances find when she visits her father's house in Chapter 19?

9. What does Frances do in Chapter 20 several times to try to make sense of her past communications with Bobbi?

10. In Chapter 15, what does Melissa ask Frances as they are both waiting to use the bathroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

At Frances's internship at the publishing agency, her supervisor Sunny seems interested in helping her in her career path, but Frances never really takes Sunny up on her offers to help Frances professionally. Write an essay analyzing why you think Frances fails to take advantage of the help and opportunities Sunny offers her.

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