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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 admit to herself about her fake dates?

2. What does one of the obnoxious British men at the meeting in Part III ask the narrator that makes the narrator mad?

3. What problem does the narrator run into using social media in Berlin?

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

5. Who is the narrator's friend that she writes nasty things about in her journal in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the ex-boyfriends tell the narrator about Twitter?

2. How does the narrator spend much of her first several weeks in Berlin?

3. How does the narrator react to the three men who corner her at the bookshop?

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

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

6. Why did the narrator always say was one reason she did not want children?

7. What problem does the narrator have navigating getting health insurance in Germany?

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

9. What does the narrator eventually decide to base the personalities of her characters for her dates on?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Why does the narrator join dating websites, and what is her experience once she is on them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How is the narrator's reaction to Felix's death affected by the fact that not only was she planning on breaking up with him imminently, but that she also told people she was going to break up with him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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