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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 Eileen tell Alice she has started reading again lately?

2. What does Eileen's text that she sends to Simon say in the end of Chapter 19?

3. In the end of Chapter 18, what does Alice ask Eileen about?

4. What does Alice tell Simon she did for her mother the previous year?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Eileen tell Alice she stopped writing essays, even though she really liked doing it?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 24, how are Simon and Eileen getting along when they travel to see Alice for the first time since Alice moved?

9. Why is Alice embarrassed to tell Eileen about sleeping with Felix?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does Eileen begin a sexual relationship with Simon anew in the novel, and what complications arise from it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

In the end of Beautiful World, Where Are You, have the four main characters achieved happiness? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Eileen feel about her job? How does Alice feel about hers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific reference to the text to help support your conclusions.

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