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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man with whom the narrator had a one-night stand granted which of the unnamed narrator's requests?
(a) A private phone call.
(b) Room service.
(c) A massage.
(d) A moment alone.

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) Hours.
(b) Minutes.
(c) Days.
(d) Weeks.

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

4. What did the unnamed narrator find out when she visited the fertility doctor to get checked out?
(a) She found out she was sterile.
(b) She found out that she had a short ovulation cycle.
(c) She refused to see the fertility doctor.
(d) She found out she had a blocked fallopian tube.

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

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

7. Which of the four women in the group told her story first in the section entitled Fresno, 2014?
(a) Fran.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) Dominique.
(d) Sandra.

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

9. In what location does the section entitled Santa Barbara, 2016 open?
(a) The park.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The mall.
(d) The grocery store.

10. What type of beverage did the unnamed narrator consider throwing out the window at the end of Los Angeles, 2012?
(a) Tea.
(b) Emergen-C.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Coffee.

11. How did the unnamed narrator feel about John's health kick, as described in San Francisco, 2012?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Sad.
(d) Oppositional.

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

13. What adjective does the unnamed narrator now use to describe the face of the man with whom she had a one-night stand?
(a) Asymmetrical.
(b) Warm.
(c) Blank.
(d) Kind.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city did the unnamed narrator commit adultery as a means to end her marriage to John?

3. When the unnamed narrator tells the story of her one-night stand from the beginning, what type of music drew her into a fancy hotel?

4. In what location does the section entitled San Francisco, 2012 open?

5. What activity did the unnamed narrator once rely upon in order to calm her nerves?

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