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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. Which university do Nick and Ben attend?

2. Jess notes it odd for Ben to have left behind which of the following?

3. On what publication do Nick and Ben work together?

4. What school had Mimi attended in childhood?

5. What is the name of Sophie's dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. Nick notes that "Normally [during exercise], I'd sit here and do a class, or listen to a Ted Talk" (40)? Why does he not do so?

2. During their first meeting, Jess and Mendelson both order a particular drink. What is it and what is notable about it?

3. How does the concierge describe her lodgings?

4. Mimi notes that Camille "leaves [things] scattered around [the apartment] like it's an extension of her bedroom" (21); to what things does Mimi refer?

5. What warning does the concierge offer Jess as she makes for her first meeting with Mendelson (89)?

6. What is noted as for sale at the bakery Jess visits on her first morning in Paris?

7. What reasons does Ben note for feeling that “Jess could hardly have chosen a worse time to decide to come and stay” with him (1)?

8. Why does Mimi note wanting to be more like Camille?

9. What opinion about Englishmen is voiced that Ben belies (37)?

10. What does Jess note might be a good motto for herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Similarly, what is the worst misdeed in the novel? Why is it the worst?

Essay Topic 2

How reliable are the narrators of the novel? What in the text indicates that reliability, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist of the novel is clear. Who is the second most important character in the novel? How does the novel support that relative importance?

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