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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fresno, 2014 and Santa Barbara, 2016 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator asserts that she and her dark-haired friend both loathed what element of life, even as they "understood its necessity" (48)?
(a) Affection.
(b) Intimacy.
(c) Trust.
(d) Vulnerability.

2. How does the narrator say it makes her feel when someone tells her "a story, a secret, a sharing of confidence" (27)?
(a) Covetous.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Amorous.

3. Who told a story at the gathering about seeing an example of real love inside a Home Depot store?
(a) Dominique.
(b) Fran.
(c) Sandra.
(d) The unnamed narrator.

4. Which object does the unnamed narrator use in a metaphor describing her admission of adultery to John?
(a) A bruise.
(b) A needle.
(c) An axe.
(d) A splinter.

5. The unnamed narrator states in San Francisco, 2012 that taking what action is "difficult and painful" (95)?
(a) Apologizing.
(b) Pausing.
(c) Growing.
(d) Starting over.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which character did the unnamed narrator live in 2002?

2. What transgression did the unnamed narrator commit during the time she was trying to conceive a child with her husband?

3. How many hours of supervised visitation with her children was the artist given as a result of the custody order?

4. The unnamed narrator reflects in Los Angeles, 2011 that "every confidence is a kind of" (65) what?

5. The unnamed narrator believes that people confide in her because she is "good at keeping" what "quiet" (167)?

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