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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 drink did the unnamed narrator order when she sat down at the hotel bar?
(a) An old-fashioned.
(b) A gin martini.
(c) A mojito.
(d) A gimlet.

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

3. The man with whom the narrator had a one-night stand granted which of the unnamed narrator's requests?
(a) A private phone call.
(b) A massage.
(c) Room service.
(d) A moment alone.

4. Who told a story at the gathering about seeing an example of real love inside a Home Depot store?
(a) Fran.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Dominique.

5. What two things does the unnamed narrator state that she has always wanted?
(a) Direction and praise.
(b) Anger and hatred.
(c) Punishment and callousness.
(d) Love and peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator walked out to her car with which character after the gathering of mothers had concluded?

2. 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?

3. In what period of time was the unnamed narrator an adolescent?

4. In which season did the unnamed narrator have a discussion with the lawyer who claimed to have abandoned her child?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What object does the unnamed narrator's mother give to her in the section entitled Los Angeles, 2012 and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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