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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity did the unnamed narrator once rely upon in order to calm her nerves?
(a) Writing.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Singing.
(d) Driving.

2. While the unnamed narrator had a discussion with the lawyer featured in Santa Barbara, 2016, her babysitter had expected her how long ago?
(a) Days.
(b) Hours.
(c) Minutes.
(d) Weeks.

3. In what location does the section entitled San Francisco, 2012 open?
(a) The unnamed narrator's hotel room.
(b) The art museum.
(c) A man's hotel room.
(d) The unnamed narrator's home.

4. On what day of the week does the section entitled Santa Barbara, 2016 take place?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. Which of the four women at the gathering got angry and stormed out when it became clear that no one cared to hear her story?
(a) Fran.
(b) Dominique.
(c) The unnamed narrator.
(d) Sandra.

6. Which poet's name did the unnamed narrator's role-playing partner fail to recognize?
(a) Rich.
(b) Plath.
(c) Auden.
(d) Stein.

7. The unnamed narrator states that she believed her married lover when he made what promise?
(a) To take the unnamed narrator on vacation.
(b) To buy the unnamed narrator a diamond bracelet.
(c) To leave his wife.
(d) To let his kids meet the unnamed narrator.

8. At which location had Dominique first met Fran, according to the unnamed narrator?
(a) School.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Church.
(d) Their apartment building.

9. What is NOT one of the feelings the unnamed narrator had toward John after she confessed to her infidelity?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Pity.
(c) Anger.
(d) Pain.

10. In which season did the unnamed narrator have a discussion with the lawyer who claimed to have abandoned her child?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

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

12. Dominique, Sandra, and the unnamed narrator all worked in which positions?
(a) Research assistants.
(b) Nurses.
(c) Legal secretaries.
(d) Lawyers.

13. The unnamed narrator walked out to her car with which character after the gathering of mothers had concluded?
(a) Fran.
(b) Dominique.
(c) Sandra.
(d) John.

14. During the unnamed narrator's adolescence, what is NOT mentioned as an object she and other young women were urged to carry?
(a) A set of keys.
(b) A can of pepper spray.
(c) A whistle.
(d) A knife.

15. What name did the unnamed narrator call herself during her conversation with her one-night stand at the hotel?
(a) Harpy.
(b) Bitch.
(c) Whore.
(d) Monster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which object does the unnamed narrator use in a metaphor describing her admission of adultery to John?

2. How many months did the unnamed narrator's affair with the married man last?

3. How did the unnamed narrator feel about John's health kick, as described in San Francisco, 2012?

4. The unnamed narrator complained to her role-playing partner that he sounded like a movie made by which director?

5. Who suggested the prospect of a game at the gathering featured in Fresno, 2014?

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