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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 280 - 353).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Eileen go to a party in Chapter 19?
(a) Pimlico.
(b) Blackrock.
(c) The Liberties.
(d) Sandymount.

2. What does Felix tell Alice about himself in the end of Chapter 17?
(a) He is actually quite wealthy.
(b) He is Catholic.
(c) There is a lot she does not know about him.
(d) He was born in Turkey.

3. Why does Eileen get upset at the party in Chapter 19?
(a) Her friends are talking about Simon's girlfriend.
(b) She gets a headache.
(c) She drinks too much and passes out.
(d) She trips and embarrasses herself.

4. When does Simon tell Eileen he first asked her out in Chapter 19?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) February.

5. Why is Eileen so upset with Alice in Chapter 28?
(a) She feels Alice has criticized Eileen's writing in nasty ways.
(b) She feels Alice likes Felix more than she likes Eileen now.
(c) She feels Alice left Dublin and did not communicate with Eileen, leaving her out in the cold and abandoning her.
(d) She feels Alice is pretentious and insensitive.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, why was Alice in Paris?

2. When does Eileen say she knows Alice thinks the world ceased to be beautiful?

3. When they were much younger, what did Simon wish for Eileen more than anything?

4. What does Simon say he has never done in his life in Chapter 26?

5. What does Alice tell Felix about her past love life?

(see the answer key)

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