This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: My Object All Sublime; Chapters 37-45: the Nightmare, How to Discard a Mistress, The Bad Year, A First Class Ticket to Europe, The man on the Boat Deck, A Game of Ping Pong, the Premonition, In Pursuit of Noel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marjorie pin all her hopes on a reconciliation with Noel in Chapter 40?
(a) Noel needs her as much as she "needs his moody eyes and messy hair."
(b) To Marjorie, Noel is her "everything."
(c) Marjorie is lonely and thinks that "Noel is the only boy who understands" her.
(d) She has nothing to offer another man but a "ransacked body and an empty heart".

2. What is the name of the ship Marjorie takes in Chapter 40?
(a) The Queen Margaret.
(b) The Queen Eleanor.
(c) The Queen Mary.
(d) The Queen Victoria.

3. Why does George put his graduate studies on hold?
(a) He wants to get a job and make money for his future family.
(b) He is unsure of what program he wants to major in.
(c) He cannot afford to go because of the Depression.
(d) He wants to spend some time traveling first.

4. What additional task at South Wind does Noel offer Marjorie during a dinner date?
(a) Tutoring.
(b) Stage lighting.
(c) Budget planning.
(d) Cleaning.

5. How does Marjorie meet Sandy?
(a) In school.
(b) He is a friend of her date.
(c) They have been friends for years.
(d) He is her neighbor.