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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 annoys the narrator on her walk across the Williamsburg Bridge?

2. Where does the narrator's boyfriend keep his phone while he sleeps?

3. What is a "New York Trademark," according to the narrator?

4. Where and when does the narrator usually write her longer stories?

5. What question does Felix's co-worker ask him in what the narrator thinks is an effort to cut her out of the conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator have in common with her friend Jeremy?

2. Where does the narrator meet Felix and what does she think of him at first?

3. What does the narrator do on the morning after her last date with Felix?

4. How does the narrator feel about her job writing for the website she works for?

5. What does the narrator often hear, as a generality, that her generation values?

6. What inklings of dishonesty did the narrator see in Felix before she discovers his big secret?

7. How does the narrator feel about the Women's March once she is there?

8. Who tells the narrator that Felix is a strange person and warns her about him?

9. Why does the narrator go to the Women's March?

10. Who does the narrator sometimes refer to, almost as a type of Greek Chorus, and what does this group's purpose seem to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Oyler treat the topics of loyalty, good faith, and deception in this novel, and what is the relationship between the three? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the narrator's reasons for compulsively lying, especially on her series of dates in Berlin? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Overall, how would you describe Oyler's tone and style throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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