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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 Felix buy the narrator at the bar?

2. Who does the narrator accidentally hang out with for a while on her vacation in 2015?

3. Who calls the narrator to tell her Felix has died?

4. Who does the narrator routinely refer to as sort of watching her story and commenting on it from the sidelines?

5. What annoys the narrator on her walk across the Williamsburg Bridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who approaches the narrator repeatedly when she goes to buy breakfast ingredients, and what does this person do to her?

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

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

4. How does Felix tell the narrator he feels about America?

5. How does the narrator describe her use of social media?

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

7. How does the narrator react to finding out about Felix's conspiracy theory postings?

8. What does Felix's mother do after his death in regards to the narrator that the narrator thinks is strange?

9. What was the narrator planning to do when she got back from the Women's March?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what is the narrator's attitude towards sex, dating, and relationships, and how does Oyler clue the reader in about the narrator's feelings on these topics? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is Oyler's intended effect on the reader in her employment of the section headings she includes - Beginning, Backstory, Middle (Something Happens), Middle (Nothing Happens), Climax, and End? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

The narrator's feelings about the Women's March early in 2017 are nuanced and complex. Write an essay exploring the narrator's range of opinions and feelings about the Women's March, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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