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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. In Chapter 21, what does Frances tell Nick about that she was never able to tell Bobbi about?
(a) Her feelings about sex.
(b) Her relationship with her mother.
(c) Her father's problems.
(d) Her feelings about her own writing.

2. In Chapter 13, what does Frances tell Nick about them sleeping together again?
(a) It is too risky to have an affair in the house in France with everyone around.
(b) They can not sleep together any longer.
(c) They can only see each other in Dublin.
(d) He should know she is only doing it ironically.

3. What does Frances say when Nick asks her if she wants him to give her money in Chapter 21?
(a) She will take some money from him, but only as a loan.
(b) She definitely wants him to give her money.
(c) She is very offended he would even ask her that question.
(d) In a way she does, but she does not necessarily trust this impulse.

4. Why does Nick tell Frances he decided not to send her a song in Chapter 20?
(a) He realized she hates the artist.
(b) He anticipated her sarcastic reply and changed his mind.
(c) He remembered he already sent her the song.
(d) It is Melissa's favorite song.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the doctors tell Frances is the cause of her pain before she leaves the hospital?

2. What compliment does Evelyn give to Nick in Chapter 21 at Melissa's book launch?

3. What does Nick ask Frances in Chapter 13 that surprises her?

4. What kind of insects kept flying in through the windows in Chapter 15?

5. What kind of game does Evelyn suggest the house plays in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 15, what is Frances so upset about regarding her relationship with Nick?

2. What does Frances tell Nick in Chapter 22 that prompts him to tell her she is being very dramatic?

3. How does Frances's date with Rossa turn out at the end of Chapter 21?

4. What does Bobbi do at the lake in Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 16, what news throws the house in France into disarray?

6. In Chapter 21, what does Frances do at Melissa's book launch that makes Bobbi so angry?

7. In Chapter 14, what does Bobbi do that prompts Nick to cry with laughter?

8. What does Frances find herself reading instead of her academic assignments in the beginning of Chapter 19?

9. In Chapter 15, what does Melissa ask Frances as they are both waiting to use the bathroom?

10. How does Bobbi seem to feel that Frances's relationship with Nick is affecting her own relationship with Frances?

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