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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator spend her first weeks in Berlin?
(a) In bed, scrolling through social media.
(b) Going out to dinner every night.
(c) Going to museums.
(d) Going dancing every night.

2. What blogging platform does the narrator remember using back in middle school?
(a) LiveJournal.
(b) Helper.
(c) Writer.
(d) WordBook.

3. What does the narrator realize she needs to apply for a German visa?
(a) A phone.
(b) A sponsor.
(c) Health insurance.
(d) A car.

4. Who is the mother of the children who interviews the narrator?
(a) Genevieve.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Rena.
(d) Helena.

5. What job does the narrator assume for her date when she is pretending to be an Aries?
(a) Dancer.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) Message therapist.
(d) Landscaper.

6. About how long does the narrator say she could go, while dating Felix, without having sex?
(a) About two months.
(b) Not as long as two weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) Four months.

7. What question does the narrator ask herself after going on her first date with the person she meets through the dating website?
(a) Who is open on a first date?
(b) Will she have to move back to America to meet someone who likes her?
(c) What would Felix have said about her in this situation?
(d) Will she ever meet someone she likes?

8. What lie does the narrator tell one date about all her ex-boyfriends?
(a) They were all blond.
(b) They were all Geminis.
(c) They were all Germans.
(d) They were all Americans.

9. Which section of one dating site is mean to determine personality traits in relation to how well a user would get along with other users?
(a) Match Questions.
(b) The Box.
(c) Dream Journal.
(d) The Big Three.

10. Where does the narrator have a layover on her flights to Berlin?
(a) London.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Barcelona.

11. What happens on the narrator's first date in Berlin in Part III?
(a) Her date throws up on her.
(b) Her date never shows up.
(c) Her date tells her he is just looking for a job.
(d) Her date has no money and she has to pay for the drinks.

12. What kind of job does the narrator apply for and get?
(a) A part-time babysitting job.
(b) A job at a coffee shop.
(c) A writing job.
(d) An accounting job.

13. What does the narrator think about the consequences of public character building?
(a) They are the kind of thing parents think is a good idea until they actually happen.
(b) They are unrealistic.
(c) They might get a person a good new job.
(d) They are not as fun or useful as the fantasy of social media fame suggests.

14. What does the narrator sometimes find herself perusing on social media, without quite knowing why?
(a) Her own old accounts.
(b) Her father's accounts.
(c) Her mother's accounts.
(d) Felix's old accounts.

15. Who is the first man to ask the narrator on a date in Berlin?
(a) Paul.
(b) Henry.
(c) James.
(d) Fred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one characteristic of the first person the narrator meets for a date through the dating website?

2. Who is the first person the narrator asks to go to her visa appointment with her?

3. What does the narrator decide to do on her future dates with men from the dating website?

4. Which Twitter user does the narrator find herself liking and following in Part III?

5. How does the narrator describe the bar where she meets her first date that she goes on through the dating website?

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