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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. Why is Iris Pusey visibly upset while in town in Chapter 4?
(a) Iris couldn't find Jennifer.
(b) The woman who made the Pusey women's blouses disappeared without giving the Puseys notice.
(c) Iris didn't approve of Edith's plans.
(d) Iris lost her diamond ring.

2. How does the tall, thin woman greet Edith at the cafe with the large glass windows?
(a) She raises her fork.
(b) She waves.
(c) She hugs her.
(d) She shakes her hand.

3. How does Edith realize that it is Sunday?
(a) Edith has the Sunday paper slipped under her door.
(b) Edith has her calendar open.
(c) Everyone is wearing their Sunday best clothing.
(d) The sound of a bell in the distance.

4. Who do David's friends think that he is cheating on his wife with?
(a) Young Secretaries.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His babysitter.
(d) His massage therapist.

5. In Edith's letter to David, what does she say that she is curious to learn about Iris Pusey?
(a) How Iris's husband died.
(b) Where Iris is originally from.
(c) How Iris accumulated her wealth.
(d) Why Iris has not remarried.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edith had coffee with the Puseys after her first dinner, who controlled the conversation?

2. What animal does Edith feel that most of the women staying at the Hotel du Lac compare to?

3. Why did Edith go through a period where she wrote for 10 hours a day?

4. What was the first thing that David ever said to Edith?

5. What type of book did Edith reference when choosing which animals to use in her comparisons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Neville reveal to Edith on their walk together?

2. What does Monica tell Edith about Mme. de Bonnevil and her son?

3. Why does Edith think that women get married?

4. Name three amenities that the Hotel du Lac does not have that many other hotels do.

5. Describe a woman that would be considered a tortoise by Edith.

6. Why was Edith never close to her mother?

7. What two types of animals does Edith use to describe women and where did she get this idea from?

8. Why do you think that Edith doesn't defend herself to the unnamed man that mocks her for being a writer?

9. What is the problem with Monica's marriage?

10. Which type of animal does Edith consider herself to be?

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