1 Who narrates the opening section of the novel? Peter Margaret Ivan Christine 2 For what does Peter critique Ivan? Not emotionally supporting him Aspiring to be a professional chess player His outfit at their father's funeral Choosing to date an older woman 3 What is the age difference between Peter and Ivan? A decade Nine years Two decades 14 years 4 How does Peter define classical conditioning? None Manipulation of certain appetites The relationship between memory and feeling Exploitation of the innocent 5 Why had Peter been out of touch with Naomi? Peter's father recently died Peter took a break from life without telling anyone Peter was secretly ensconced in a hotel with his other girlfriend Peter was leading up to ending their relationship 6 How does Naomi earn extra cash? Prostitution Working at her school library Dog walking By selling risqué photos of herself online 7 Why does Margaret not recognize Ivan? She was not meant to recognize him She did not remember him from their previous meeting He uses a fake online profile photo He looks younger than his age 8 What does Margaret do for work? She works at a local community arts center She is captain of a local chess club She runs a bar She is a human rights lawyer 9 What makes Ivan nervous? Beating a ten year-old girl Drinking a beer with Ollie Contemplating the approach of the event Playing chess 10 Who gave the eulogy at Ivan and Peter's father's funeral? Ivan Peter Christine Darren 11 Where was the Koubek brothers' father from? Ireland Bulgaria Slovenia Slovakia 12 What charged word does Margaret regret using in conversation with Ivan at the bar? Passionate Thirsty Hungry Desire 13 Which of the following is true about Rooney's writing? It flits between the first-person perspectives of multiple characters It purposely distorts standard grammatical structures It lacks quotation marks Characters can read each other's minds 14 What happens after Ivan and Margaret's rendezvous? They plan a romantic getaway Ivan leaves his phone number with Margaret They profess their love for each other They decide to leave it at a one-night stand 15 What does Peter call Ivan in response to his chess performance? A nerd A genius A loser A rat 16 How is Peter concerned that he is exploiting Naomi? Emotionally and psychologically Intellectually Physically Sexually and financially 17 What does Peter do with the letter that Naomi shows him? Returns it to the sender Reads and corrects it Forgets about it Opens a court case 18 Who is Alexei? Ivan's dog Ivan's father's best friend A member of the chess club A chess opponent 19 How does Ivan earn money? Chess tournaments Freelance data analysis Margaret financially provides for him Sponsorships 20 What does Ivan do when Margaret cries? He turns away, unable to handle her emotions He tells her to see a therapist He tells her to stop crying He holds her 21 Sylvia tells Peter that Ivan looks like __. a twelve year-old boy an old man their father him (Peter) 22 How does Sylvia want Peter to remember her? an an angel as a friend as the other the way she was before the accident 23 What kind of boundary does Sylvia redraw? Transcendental Sexual Emotional Intellectual 24 What confronts the fact of Sylvia's living body? Peter's righteousness Sylvia's love for Christ The brute force of Peter's appetite Sylvia's high cold austerity 25 What does Janine inform Peter about Naomi? She was arrested. She knows the truth about Peter's relationship with Sylvia. She never wants to see Peter again. She moved into his apartment.
