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

2. 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) Screams.
(c) Goes silent.
(d) Cries.

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

4. What kind of meal did the unnamed narrator eat before she and the man at the hotel had sex?
(a) A steak.
(b) A piece of pie.
(c) A cheeseburger.
(d) A stack of pancakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator states in San Francisco, 2012 that taking what action is "difficult and painful" (95)?

2. What type of beverage did the unnamed narrator consider throwing out the window at the end of Los Angeles, 2012?

3. Who told a story at the gathering about seeing an example of real love inside a Home Depot store?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the contents of the story that the woman in Santa Barbara told the unnamed narrator as they swam in the ocean?

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

3. Describe the difference between the unnamed narrator's view of therapy in 2014 and her current view.

4. In what way does the unnamed narrator find her previous view of intimacy problematic?

5. In what specific setting does the story told by the unnamed narrator in the section entitled Santa Barbara, 2016 take place?

6. What is the setting of the section entitled Fresno, 2014 and which three new characters are introduced?

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

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

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

10. In what way does Popkey suggest that the reader unpack their own reactions to the life events of the woman in Santa Barbara?

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