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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Sandra.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) Fran.
(d) Dominique.

3. What job did the unnamed narrator tell the other women belonged to the man with whom she had had an affair?
(a) Street sweeper.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Professor.
(d) Dentist.

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

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

6. 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?
(a) Closes her eyes.
(b) Cries.
(c) Screams.
(d) Goes silent.

7. What name did the unnamed narrator call herself in the bathroom at the gathering after she thought disparagingly about Sandra's story?
(a) Monster.
(b) Green-eyed monster.
(c) Jerk.
(d) Bitch.

8. When the unnamed narrator tells the group of women about the professor's control of her, she tells a story about what object?
(a) A bottle cap.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A car.
(d) A bed.

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

10. What food was John eating as a part of his health kick when the unnamed narrator told him that it would not improve his sperm count or motility?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Kale.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Carrots.

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

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

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) Kind.
(c) Warm.
(d) Blank.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position at her college did the unnamed narrator hold during her affair with the married professor?

2. 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?

3. At what time did the unnamed narrator arrive at a hotel with the intention of having a one-night stand?

4. According to the unnamed narrator, she realized after leaving John that what element is never "dead and buried" (95)?

5. Which poet's name did the unnamed narrator's role-playing partner fail to recognize?

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