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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bobbi buy for Frances the fourth night of their trip after they walk into town as a group?
(a) A drink.
(b) A book.
(c) A pack of cigarettes.
(d) An ice cream cone.

2. What kind of game does Evelyn suggest the house plays in Chapter 15?
(a) Charades.
(b) A guessing game involving celebrities.
(c) Badminton.
(d) Bridge.

3. What does Nick ask Frances in Chapter 13 that surprises her?
(a) Whether she is seeing anyone.
(b) Whether she is really gay.
(c) Whether she is contemplating dropping out of school.
(d) Whether she is poor.

4. What does Frances ask Nick to do in Chapter 20 when he gets home from France?
(a) Visit her at her apartment.
(b) Make her dinner.
(c) Buy her nice things.
(d) Tell Melissa about their affair.

5. What is Melissa so angry that Nick forgot to get at the store in Chapter 16?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Bread.
(c) Lemons.
(d) A new tablecloth.

6. What is the documentary Nick is featured in as a child that Frances watches in Chapter 19?
(a) Child Prodigy.
(b) Our Future Scientists.
(c) Talented Children of Ireland.
(d) Kid Genius!

7. What kind of insects kept flying in through the windows in Chapter 15?
(a) Lightening bugs.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Flies.
(d) Moths.

8. What compliment does Evelyn give to Nick in Chapter 21 at Melissa's book launch?
(a) He looks very well.
(b) He is more charming and funny than ever before.
(c) He has lost a lot of weight.
(d) He seems much physically stronger than he had over the summer.

9. What does Frances say to Nick in Chapter 22 that she feels seals her humiliation with him?
(a) That she would do anything to keep him.
(b) That the problem is that she loves him and he does not love her.
(c) That she will move to another country unless he marries her.
(d) That she will tell Melissa about them to ruin his life.

10. What does Nick say when Frances asks him if he has considered telling Melissa about their relationship?
(a) That he has already told her.
(b) That he will never tell her.
(c) That he will tell her the following day.
(d) That he has considered it but has not been able to bring himself to do it yet.

11. What does Bobbi tell Nick, Evelyn and Frances when she comes out to meet them upon their return from the supermarket in Chapter 16?
(a) Everything is under control.
(b) She wants to go home that minute.
(c) They will never complete all the tasks Melissa asks for in the time they have available.
(d) Tensions have been running high.

12. What errand does Melissa send Nick, Frances and Bobbi on in Chapter 13?
(a) To get more wine to replenish what they have drunk.
(b) To get deck chairs.
(c) To get marijuana.
(d) To get food for dinner.

13. Who are Frances's teammates during the game they play in Chapter 15?
(a) Melissa and Derek.
(b) Evelyn and Bobbi.
(c) Evelyn and Derek.
(d) Bobbi and Nick.

14. Why does Bobbi tell Frances she thinks an affair between Frances and Nick is possible?
(a) He has always liked younger women.
(b) He is not very attractive.
(c) He is a failed actor and his marriage is dead.
(d) He has always liked extremely thin women like Frances.

15. What does Frances do in Chapter 19 to try to make better sense of her past relationship with Bobbi?
(a) Going back over their written communications from months earlier.
(b) Talking to Bobbi's father about her problems.
(c) Reading some of Bobbi's writing.
(d) Looking through Bobbi's diary secretly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Frances in Chapter 22 at the bus shelter at college?

2. What does Frances start reading in Chapter 19?

3. What does Frances say when Nick asks her if she wants him to give her money in Chapter 21?

4. What happens when Frances tries to withdraw cash from the ATM in Chapter 23?

5. What does Frances feel a particular connection to Nick over in Chapter 21?

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