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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. Who are Frances's teammates during the game they play in Chapter 15?

2. What does Bobbi do in Chapter 15 that embarrasses Frances?

3. What upsets Frances's mother about the way she talks about her father?

4. Why is everyone so stressed about the visitor coming the day before Frances and Bobbi leave Etables?

5. What does Nick suggest doing in Chapter 16 that prompts Bobbi to ask whether he has a death wish?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What very personal information does Nick share with Frances in Chapter 14?

3. What information does Bobbi accidentally reveal to Phillip in Chapter 22?

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

5. What shared experience does Frances feel a powerful bond with Nick over in Chapter 21?

6. At the end of Chapter 15, what is Frances so upset about regarding her relationship with Nick?

7. What does Bobbi tell Frances about Nick's childhood during their car journey in Chapter 13?

8. How does Frances's date with Rossa turn out at the end of Chapter 21?

9. What does Nick tell Frances he thinks about people who like Yeats in Chapter 22?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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