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

2. What does a man outside the narrator's apartment try to practice with her one day, to her chagrin?

3. What does the narrator have to do with the twins every morning?

4. What does the narrator imagine about the man she meets at the Greek cafe?

5. What question does the narrator ask herself after going on her first date with the person she meets through the dating website?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What prompts the narrator to start a profile on dating websites?

3. Why does the narrator start to get annoyed as she goes on more and more first dates?

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

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

6. How does the narrator eventually decide to approach all her dates?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrator describe her relationship with Felix before she finds out that he is posting conspiracy theories online with a substantial following? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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