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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator used to mix what kind of alcohol with her coffee each morning, as portrayed within Santa Barbara, 2016?
(a) Kahlua.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Rum.
(d) Bourbon.

2. The unnamed narrator states in San Francisco, 2012 that, "Knowing someone is" how many "parts force" (74)?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. Which of the four women was the oldest, with the unnamed narrator stating the woman was in her early forties at the time?
(a) The unnamed narrator.
(b) Fran.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Dominique.

4. In what city did the unnamed narrator commit adultery as a means to end her marriage to John?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Reno.
(c) Fresno.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

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

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

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

9. In what period of time was the unnamed narrator an adolescent?
(a) The late Eighties.
(b) The early Nineties.
(c) The late Nineties.
(d) The early Eighties.

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

11. 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) Carrots.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Kale.

12. The unnamed narrator estimates that her conversation with the lawyer featured in Santa Barbara took place around what time of night?
(a) 8 or 8:30.
(b) 10 or 10:30.
(c) 11 or 11:30.
(d) 7 or 7:30.

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

14. The unnamed narrator describes Fran's speech as being like a what?
(a) A punch.
(b) A kick.
(c) A slap.
(d) A kiss.

15. Which of the four women at the gathering featured in Fresno, 2014 is French and South African?
(a) Dominque.
(b) Fran.
(c) The unnamed narrator.
(d) Sandra.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the unnamed narrator describe the movement of her mind during the gathering with other women in Fresno, 2014?

3. What pseudonym did the unnamed narrator use when she told the other women about her affair with a married professor?

4. During the unnamed narrator's adolescence, what is NOT mentioned as an object she and other young women were urged to carry?

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

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