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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Florence use to frantically wipe herself off after the calamity of the couple's first sexual experience?
(a) A pillow.
(b) Her dress.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A robe.

2. How old is Florence when her father Geoffrey takes her on each of the two boat trips to Carteret?
(a) 5 and 7.
(b) 15 and 17.
(c) 12 and 13.
(d) 8 and 11.

3. A musical phrase by what composer repeats in Florence's head over and over as she approaches the bed with Edward?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Bach.
(d) Mozart.

4. How old is Edward when he marries Florence?
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 26.
(d) 28.

5. What does Edward do to the bully who strikes Harold Mather on the street?
(a) He grabs him by the throat and delivers a hard punch to his face.
(b) He laughs at him.
(c) He pushes him to the ground.
(d) He shouts obscenities at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what new purpose does Violet want to use the family's unused garage?

2. When Edward wonders whether he should find a proper job instead of pursuing his writing, what job does he imagine taking?

3. When Edward is sincerely moved by the music during the string quartet's rehearsal, what promise does Florence make to Edward?

4. In what year do Florence and Edward both go off to college?

5. When Florence and Edward are briefly alone during their wedding night dinner, what phrase does Edward whisper "for the hundredth time that day" (14)?

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