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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yale's father tells Yale, "I can never tell if you're being" (322) what?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Naive.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Nasty.

2. Who decides to take care of Julian during Julian's illness?
(a) Yale.
(b) Terrence.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Charlie.

3. Yale's lover in 1986 is said to shown up about how often?
(a) Every night.
(b) Every 2 weeks.
(c) Every week.
(d) Every month.

4. To what state does Yale travel the final time he visits Nora?
(a) Illinois.
(b) California.
(c) Maine.
(d) Wisconsin.

5. What piece of information does Claire refuse to provide to Fiona?
(a) Her daughter's whereabouts.
(b) Her address.
(c) Her phone number.
(d) Her social security number.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does Claire always come to the furniture store?

2. Julian complains that which character is suffocating him with attention?

3. Whom does Yale take with him the final time he visits Nora?

4. What simile does Makkai use in order to indicate how fast Fiona leaves Richard's studio?

5. When Yale travels to a particular state with Roman, it has been how long since Nico's memorial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Fiona's main concern about people finding out that she has slept with Jake?

2. When Yale speaks to his father over the phone, the narrator reveals that Yale has not told his father about what subjects?

3. What techniques does Makkai use in order to portray Yale's mood as he returns home from a business trip?

4. Who is Dan?

5. How does Fiona describe the setting in which Nico had died?

6. Explain Fiona's acquisition of Nico's friends as her own friends.

7. Who brings Fiona's daughter Claire to her for the first time and how does Fiona react?

8. What is ironic about Charlie's relationship with Julian?

9. What advice does Cecily give to Fiona about Fiona's meeting with Claire?

10. What subject is Fiona talking about when she unknowingly injures herself?

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