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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator believes that people confide in her because she is "good at keeping" what "quiet" (167)?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her critical voice.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her face.

2. What kind of beverage were the women at the gathering drinking in Fresno, 2014?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Tea.

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

4. How did the unnamed narrator describe the movement of her mind during the gathering with other women in Fresno, 2014?
(a) Flowing.
(b) Churning.
(c) Disappearing.
(d) Skipping.

5. What term did the unnamed narrator use to describe the way the professor's control made her feel?
(a) Sad.
(b) Remade.
(c) Strong.
(d) Degraded.

6. What adjective did the unnamed narrator use to describe her husband John in a conversation with her one-night stand?
(a) Oblivious.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Nice.
(d) Fun.

7. According to the unnamed narrator, she realized after leaving John that what element is never "dead and buried" (95)?
(a) Unrequited love.
(b) The past.
(c) Deception.
(d) Resentment.

8. The unnamed narrator's role-playing partner first takes on the role of a man in what position?
(a) Teacher.
(b) President.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Hedge fund broker.

9. Including the two times per month that the unnamed narrator and John were having sex, how many times per month did she allow him to touch her?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

10. What two things does the unnamed narrator state that she has always wanted?
(a) Punishment and callousness.
(b) Anger and hatred.
(c) Love and peace.
(d) Direction and praise.

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

12. Dominique told the unnamed narrator that she was how old when she got pregnant with an older man's child?
(a) 32.
(b) 25.
(c) 23.
(d) 19.

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

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 whistle.
(b) A knife.
(c) A set of keys.
(d) A can of pepper spray.

15. When the section entitled Santa Barbara, 2016 begins, the unnamed narrator describes taking what action with another woman?
(a) Biking.
(b) Walking.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Shopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people-mover did the unnamed narrator begin to use obsessively during her affair with a married man?

2. When the unnamed narrator tells the group of women about the professor's control of her, she tells a story about what object?

3. The man at the hotel told the unnamed narrator that when a woman takes what action, he knows that he must untie her and allow her to leave?

4. In what location does the section entitled Santa Barbara, 2016 open?

5. Dominique, Sandra, and the unnamed narrator all worked in which positions?

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