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

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

3. How did the unnamed narrator feel about John's health kick, as described in San Francisco, 2012?
(a) Sad.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Oppositional.
(d) Disgusted.

4. What pseudonym did the unnamed narrator use when she told the other women about her affair with a married professor?
(a) John.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Edward.
(d) Jake.

5. 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) Screams.
(b) Goes silent.
(c) Closes her eyes.
(d) Cries.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While the unnamed narrator had a discussion with the lawyer featured in Santa Barbara, 2016, her babysitter had expected her how long ago?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What worldview did Fran express during her tirade depicted in Fresno, 2014 and how does the narrator now view Fran's comments?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What method did the unnamed narrator eventually use to end her marriage and why?

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

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