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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felix tell Alice about his own father?

2. When does Eileen tell Alice she thinks humans lost their instinct for beauty?

3. What does Alice do after she and Felix have sex?

4. How does Eileen feel about going to church with Simon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why is Eileen worried about Alice going to Rome?

2. Who does Eileen obsessively look up on social media, and why?

3. How does Felix's and Alice's night end in Chapter 1?

4. What does Eileen tell her mother Mary in Chapter 3 that upsets Mary greatly?

5. How does Alice describe her first date with Felix to Eileen?

6. How does Eileen characterize Simon's current girlfriend Caroline?

7. What big event is happening in Eileen's family, and how does she feel about it?

8. In Chapter 9, how does Alice describe Eileen to Felix?

9. What surprises Felix about the house Alice is renting?

10. In Chapter 11, what does Lola say to Eileen in a text that hurts her feelings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does going to Rome together change Felix's and Alice's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What revelation does Simon explicitly share with Eileen in the end of the novel that changes everything about their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the causes of Eileen's difficult relationship with her sister Lola? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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