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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator admit to herself about her fake dates?
(a) She will probably not stop going on fake dates.
(b) She is sorry to be doing this to men.
(c) She loves them.
(d) She is never going to find love this way, or even meaningful connection.

2. What does the narrator think of the Canadian graphic designer she meets for a date?
(a) He is genuinely quite nice.
(b) He is stubborn.
(c) He is very arrogant.
(d) He is intriguingly nihilistic.

3. What movie does the narrator's mother take her to when she is 7 years old?
(a) The Idiot.
(b) Harriet the Spy.
(c) Back to the Future.
(d) Buffy.

4. What does the narrator decide to do after her first date in Berlin?
(a) Go on dating apps.
(b) Call her mother.
(c) Go back to America.
(d) Call her best friend for advice.

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

6. What is one characteristic of the first person the narrator meets for a date through the dating website?
(a) He is quite short.
(b) He is overweight.
(c) He has very long hair.
(d) He has a remarkable voice.

7. What does the narrator tell her date when she is pretending to be a Taurus?
(a) Her mother was a writer who drowned in an accident.
(b) Her father was a famous jazz piano player.
(c) Her father abandoned her mother when she was five years old.
(d) Her mother was a professional roller skater.

8. What does the narrator discover that landlords in Berlin hate?
(a) Subletters.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Americans.
(d) Cats.

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

10. What does the friend who interprets the narrator's astrological birth chart tell her?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She could not complete her project.
(c) She is stunned by its clarity.
(d) She wants to talk to the narrator about the frightening consequences of what she has learned.

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

12. Which Twitter user does the narrator find herself liking and following in Part III?
(a) @BetterKnowMe
(b) @HelenofTroyWI
(c) @BrainChildSheba
(d) @WonderWomanFL

13. How does the narrator describe the bar where she meets her first date that she goes on through the dating website?
(a) Hipster.
(b) Very smoky.
(c) Modern.
(d) Dumpy.

14. What German word does the narrator flub in trying to process her health insurance?
(a) The word for black.
(b) The word for print.
(c) The word for paper.
(d) The word for help.

15. What does Frieda tell the narrator when she says she thinks she should probably take a German class?
(a) Spanish is better.
(b) Italian is better.
(c) English is better.
(d) French is better.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator find an apartment in Berlin?

2. What does the narrator realizes often happens on the dating websites when she asks to meet someone in person?

3. How does the narrator feel about the time she had sex with Felix after showing up at his apartment a little drunk?

4. Where does the narrator go in Part III in an effort to meet new people?

5. Who is the narrator's roommate in Berlin?

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