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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what season does Edward first tell Florence that he loves her?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

2. What breakfast food does Edward encounter at Florence's house that previously he had known "only from a James Bond novel" (144)?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Yogurt.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Eggs Benedict.

3. Florence feels "the peculiar unshared flavor of her own existence" when she thinks of which element in her life?
(a) Her job.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her marriage.

4. When Florence and Edward are briefly alone during their wedding night dinner, what phrase does Edward whisper "for the hundredth time that day" (14)?
(a) My dear wife.
(b) Huzzah.
(c) I love you.
(d) What a glorious day.

5. When Florence has her back turned to Edward on the beach, what verb does he say in the past tense that disarms her?
(a) Loved.
(b) Intended.
(c) Settled.
(d) Craved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because Florence does not know how to speak to Edward about their sexual problem, she allows him to make what inane subject the focus of their argument on the beach?

2. When writing his dissertation about dynamic people, Edward discovers that even what element of life brings "little happiness" (15)?

3. When Edward thinks of his future daughter with Florence becoming a musician, which instrument does he not "entirely rule out" (153)?

4. Whenever Edward gets a point in the tennis matches against Geoffrey, Geoffrey mutters a lecture that Edward thinks involves what?

5. Once Florence runs from the bedroom and out the door after the couple's first calamitous sexual experience, where does she ultimately end up in her desperate attempt to run away from the situation?

(see the answer key)

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