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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. How does the narrator feel upon waking from her bad dream in Part IV?

2. What does the narrator tell her prospective employer she used to work at in her interview?

3. What does the narrator realizes often happens on the dating websites when she asks to meet someone in person?

4. Who is the narrator's friend that she writes nasty things about in her journal in school?

5. What does the narrator decide to do after her first date in Berlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Part IV, what makes the narrator almost cry?

2. Why does the narrator start to get annoyed as she goes on more and more first dates?

3. What prompts the narrator to start a profile on dating websites?

4. What is the basis of Relationship Anarchy as the narrator understands it?

5. How does the narrator react to the three men who corner her at the bookshop?

6. What job does the narrator get in Part IV?

7. What do the ex-boyfriends tell the narrator about Twitter?

8. Where does the narrator initially turn for advice on how to get a visa in Germany?

9. How does the narrator approach the necessity of speaking German in Berlin?

10. How does the narrator eventually decide to approach all her dates?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Felix's reasons for faking his own death are? What conclusion does the narrator seem to come to, if any, on this topic?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator's feelings about the Women's March early in 2017 are nuanced and complex. Write an essay exploring the narrator's range of opinions and feelings about the Women's March, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does the narrator decide, ultimately, to go to Berlin on an open-ended timeline following Felix's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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