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

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

3. The unnamed narrator states in San Francisco, 2012 that taking what action is "difficult and painful" (95)?
(a) Starting over.
(b) Apologizing.
(c) Growing.
(d) Pausing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name did the unnamed narrator call herself during her conversation with her one-night stand at the hotel?

3. In the unnamed narrator's story about liking the professor's methods of domination, she says he had told her not to take what action?

4. What adjective did the unnamed narrator use to describe her husband John in a conversation with her one-night stand?

5. Which of the four women in the group told her story first in the section entitled Fresno, 2014?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When the identity of the father of the unnamed narrator's child is finally revealed, who is it?

7. For what reason did the unnamed narrator decide not to become friends with Dominique?

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

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

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

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