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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the cellist in Florence's string quartet different from the other quartet members?
(a) He does not know how to read music.
(b) She is blind.
(c) She has long hair.
(d) He is a man.

2. Which composer is NOT listed among Florence's favorites?
(a) Schumann.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Bach.
(d) Brahms.

3. How old is Florence when she marries Edward?
(a) 19.
(b) 26.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

4. What aspect of Florence and Edward's childhoods do they most like to discuss?
(a) Their respective imaginary friends.
(b) The carefree joy of childhood.
(c) Shared favorite games and toys.
(d) The mistakes their parents had made.

5. Under what type of tree does Edward always read in order to stay out of his mother's reach during his visits home?
(a) A birch tree.
(b) An elm tree.
(c) A maple tree.
(d) An oak tree.

6. What reason does the narrator give for both Florence and Edward's lack of hunger on the night after their wedding?
(a) The couple is too nervous about consummating their marriage.
(b) The couple is too excited for the move into their new home the following week.
(c) The hotel dinner is unappetizing.
(d) The wedding lunch had been large.

7. What body of water does Chesil Beach border?
(a) The River Trent.
(b) The Thames.
(c) Lake Windermere.
(d) The English Channel.

8. The narrator reports that when Edward stares at Florence, she does not take what action that every other girl takes when he stares at them?
(a) She does not leave the room.
(b) She does not look away.
(c) She does not frown at him.
(d) She does not look back at him coyly.

9. In what year do Florence and Edward both go off to college?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1968.

10. What is Florence's sole source of information about sex?
(a) Her mother's three-minute talk.
(b) A paperback guide for new brides.
(c) Nature television programs.
(d) A single day's lesson in health class.

11. What is NOT named as an example of Florence's clumsy nature?
(a) Falling down stairs.
(b) Stubbing her toe.
(c) Bumping her head.
(d) Knocking things over.

12. When Edward plans to write a series of short biographies, whom does he choose as his first subject?
(a) Sir Robert Carey.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) Attila the Hun.

13. How many people are said to have attended the same protest in Trafalgar Square that had been attended by both Florence and Edward?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1,600.
(c) 500.
(d) 20,000.

14. What word brings to Florence's mind "nothing but pain, flesh parted before a knife" (8)?
(a) Intercourse.
(b) Penetration.
(c) Proclivity.
(d) Entered.

15. What image is on the paperback guide that Florence relies upon for information about sex?
(a) Cupid.
(b) Two stick figures holding hands.
(c) A garden with hovering birds and bees.
(d) Two hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Florence flirtatiously accept from Edward during their wedding night dinner at the hotel?

2. What verb does Florence's mother, Violet, use to describe Florence's violin playing?

3. Near what landmark is Florence's college located?

4. During what decade does the couple's wedding take place?

5. What vague intention does Edward have when he arrives at the train station on the day he meets Florence?

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