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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 the narrator think of the Canadian graphic designer she meets for a date?

2. What does Nell suggest that the narrator and she do together?

3. What does the narrator buy in Part IV?

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

5. What does the narrator remember about how Felix interacted with her and others, despite his caginess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie does the narrator tell Genevieve about her professional history?

2. How does the narrator find an apartment to rent in Berlin?

3. Where does the narrator initially turn for advice on how to get a visa in Germany?

4. What is one reason the narrator found it comforting to be around Felix that she reveals in Part IV?

5. At the end of Part IV, what makes the narrator almost cry?

6. How does the narrator approach the necessity of speaking German in Berlin?

7. What is the basis of Relationship Anarchy as the narrator understands it?

8. What does the narrator tell her new roommate Frieda about why she moves to Berlin?

9. What does the narrator do to her friend Kayla in middle school that is terrible?

10. What does the narrator think that an orgasm can be, especially if it is dramatic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What role does the 2016 election of Donald Trump play in changing the course of the narrator's life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support 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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