Conversations with Friends Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Frances feel the urge to practice self-harm when she visits her dad's house? (from Chapters 6 - 11)

Her alcoholic dad's unsanitary living conditions make her feel entrapped, just as they did during her childhood.

When Frances experiences anxiety attacks, she has the urge to practice self-harm.

She resents the responsibility of reversing the parent-child relationship by caring for her alcoholic dad.

Frances' dad's displays of affection make her uncomfortable, because his was not a reliable presence in her childhood.

2.

Which of the following sentences best describes Frances' relationship with Bobbi? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

The income inequality between Bobbi and Frances is the greatest source of tension between them.

Strangers who meet the pair notice their sexual chemistry.

Their breakup was not mutual, and it has created an imbalance of power in their relationship.

Anyone who meets the pair is charmed by Bobbi, except Frances.

3.

Frances' narrative is in the past tense, so she can choose how to frame it. Which event does she recount to the reader first? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

She recounts her high school breakup with Bobbi.

She recounts the first time Bobbi and she visited Melissa and Nick Conway's guest house in France.

She recounts the first time Bobbi and she visited Melissa and Nick Conway's house.

She recounts her first memory of her parents' fighting.

4.

Which of the following arts does Frances practice? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

Actor.

Public speaker.

Photographer.

Writer.

5.

Who is the subject of the radio report Frances and Bobbi hear while they are riding the bus home from the Dublin Airport? (from Chapters 18 - 23)

Savita Halappanavar.

Janet O'Sullivan.

Albhe Smith.

Clare Daly.

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