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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 do many people the narrator knows have as a result of stress?

2. When does the sky begin to get light in Berlin on the narrator's first visit there?

3. Why does the narrator eventually leave the women's march early?

4. What does Felix ask the narrator to do with just him at the end of the tour?

5. Why does the narrator Google Felix's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Felix tell the narrator he does for a living when they first meet?

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

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

10. What is unusual about the narrator's first conversation with Felix?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Oyler sometimes employs a caustic tone in the narrator's criticisms of those around her, of their work/writing, and of their use of social media. Write an essay exploring Oyler's use of humor, sarcasm and parody throughout this novel.

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