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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 7 or 7:30.
(c) 11 or 11:30.
(d) 10 or 10:30.

2. At what time did the unnamed narrator arrive at a hotel with the intention of having a one-night stand?
(a) 2 or 3 in the morning.
(b) 4 or 5 in the afternoon.
(c) 9 or 10 in the evening.
(d) 11 or 12 at night.

3. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe John's reaction to her admission that she had been unfaithful?
(a) Devastated.
(b) Vigiliant.
(c) Traumatized.
(d) Confused.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator states that she believed her married lover when he made what promise?

2. At which location had Dominique first met Fran, according to the unnamed narrator?

3. What is NOT one of the feelings the unnamed narrator had toward John after she confessed to her infidelity?

4. What kind of drink did the unnamed narrator order when she sat down at the hotel bar?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What act does the unnamed narrator describe as having been attractive due to its promise of "finite pleasure" (180)?

2. What three feelings does the unnamed narrator recall feeling when John expressed interest in marriage counseling?

3. How does Popkey employ a metaphor to indicate the pain the unnamed narrator caused John with her infidelity?

4. What did the unnamed narrator do for a living during her marriage to John?

5. For what reason did the unnamed narrator make several attempts to commit adultery before she was successful?

6. Discuss at least one negative coping mechanism that the unnamed narrator uses once she has gotten sober.

7. What tactics did the unnamed narrator use to help herself summon enthusiasm about pursuing a pregnancy with John?

8. How does the unnamed narrator describe the fertility problems she and John experienced during their marriage?

9. How did the unnamed narrator always feel about the prospect of having a baby?

10. In what way does Popkey purposely mislead the reader at the start of the section called San Francisco, 2012?

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