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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. Which poet's name did the unnamed narrator's role-playing partner fail to recognize?
(a) Auden.
(b) Rich.
(c) Plath.
(d) Stein.

2. Which of the four women was the oldest, with the unnamed narrator stating the woman was in her early forties at the time?
(a) The unnamed narrator.
(b) Fran.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Dominique.

3. The unnamed narrator's role-playing partner first takes on the role of a man in what position?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) President.
(d) Hedge fund broker.

4. When the unnamed narrator tells the story of her one-night stand from the beginning, what type of music drew her into a fancy hotel?
(a) Rock.
(b) Swing.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Salsa.

5. What name did the unnamed narrator call herself during her conversation with her one-night stand at the hotel?
(a) Whore.
(b) Harpy.
(c) Bitch.
(d) Monster.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator believes that people confide in her because she is "good at keeping" what "quiet" (167)?

2. The unnamed narrator states in San Francisco, 2012 that, "Knowing someone is" how many "parts divination" (74)?

3. What name did the unnamed narrator call herself in the bathroom at the gathering after she thought disparagingly about Sandra's story?

4. What pseudonym did the unnamed narrator use when she told the other women about her affair with a married professor?

5. Which of the four women in the group told her story first in the section entitled Fresno, 2014?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason did the unnamed narrator make several attempts to commit adultery before she was successful?

2. When the identity of the father of the unnamed narrator's child is finally revealed, who is it?

3. How does Popkey employ a metaphor to indicate the pain the unnamed narrator caused John with her infidelity?

4. In what way does Popkey purposely mislead the reader at the start of the section called San Francisco, 2012?

5. What tactics did the unnamed narrator use to help herself summon enthusiasm about pursuing a pregnancy with John?

6. In what way does the unnamed narrator find her previous view of intimacy problematic?

7. What three feelings does the unnamed narrator recall feeling when John expressed interest in marriage counseling?

8. How did the unnamed narrator always feel about the prospect of having a baby?

9. Discuss an element of the unnamed narrator's writing voice that shares qualities with her speaking voice.

10. Discuss at least one negative coping mechanism that the unnamed narrator uses once she has gotten sober.

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