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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 did Natalie once tell Simon living with him was like?

2. Who does Alice read an article about online in Chapter 21?

3. What does Felix say he has a reputation for around town?

4. What text does Eileen show Simon in Chapter 15?

5. What did Alice tell Eileen she had read in the hospital during her nervous breakdown?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Felix do after getting a text from Damian?

2. Why does Eileen become very upset with Simon in Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 14, what does Alice say about Eileen's newfound romance with Simon?

4. What does Simon tell Eileen his father thinks of his own political views?

5. What does Simon tell Alice when she asks about him and Eileen in Chapter 25?

6. In Chapter 23, how does Eileen get along with Lola and Mary on Lola's wedding day?

7. In Chapter 20, what reference does Eileen make in her letter to Alice about the Soviet Union?

8. How does Eileen feel when she reads her diary from years earlier in Chapter 16?

9. What does Eileen think she would want to tell God if she believed in God?

10. What does Alice tell Eileen about the after-effects of her last relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What tensions arise when Eileen and Simon come to visit Alice for the first time? 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

Write an essay describing the language and tone Rooney uses throughout the novel.

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