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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first word Margot says to Robert once he notices her on the sidewalk?
(a) Crap.
(b) Help.
(c) Sorry.
(d) Duh.

2. In what kind of neighborhood does Robert live?
(a) Wooded and pretty.
(b) Generic and nondescript.
(c) Pleasant and spacious.
(d) Run-down and depressing.

3. With what kind of motion does Robert approach Margot for their first kiss, according to Margot?
(a) Swift.
(b) Lunging.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Confident.

4. Not long before Robert kisses Margot for the first time on the lips, he had kissed her where?
(a) On her neck.
(b) On the top of her head.
(c) On her ear.
(d) On her forehead.

5. After Robert's orgasm, he collapses on top of Margot "like" what "falling" (92) object?
(a) A ton of bricks.
(b) A tree.
(c) A building.
(d) An anvil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Margot use to describe "the thought of what it would take to stop what she had set in motion" (88)?

2. As Robert is embracing Margot outside of the underground bar, she gets a feeling that she is precious and what?

3. How many film classes has Margot taken in her life?

4. What does Robert do when he has finished kissing Margot outside of the underground bar?

5. What adjective is used to describe Robert's following of Margot on their way out of the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. By her third beer, Margot is said to be thinking about what subject?

2. What are Margot's hypotheses about why Robert seems much more relaxed once they are the bar?

3. For what reason does Margot use generic language when she tells Robert what she wants to drink?

4. Conjuring what image causes Margot's revulsion to turn to "self-disgust and humiliation" (91)?

5. What are the reasons why Margot goes ahead with sex with Robert?

6. In what kinds of behaviors does Margot engage that appear to have a "palpable and immediate effect on him" (85)?

7. Describe the first kiss between Margot and Robert.

8. What are the exact details that Margot notices just before deciding (privately) that she does not want to have sex with Robert?

9. How does the theme of deception enter the narrative?

10. What method does Margot use in order to "bludgeon her resistance into submission" (88)?

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