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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. Whenever Edward gets a point in the tennis matches against Geoffrey, Geoffrey mutters a lecture that Edward thinks involves what?
(a) Threats of violence against God.
(b) Threats of violence against himself.
(c) Threats of violence against Edward.
(d) Threats of violence against Violet.

2. How long does Edward say it had taken to repair the damage done by his sexual advance toward Florence in the movie theater?
(a) Hours.
(b) Months.
(c) Days.
(d) Weeks.

3. What is NOT presented as a possible cause of the "sound of several waves breaking in succession" (102)?
(a) A sudden shift in the wind.
(b) A sudden shift in the tide.
(c) The incoming tide.
(d) The wake of a passing ship.

4. When the musical phrase continues to repeat in Florence's mind, of how many notes does the phrase consist?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

5. For how long has Edward abstained from masturbation before his wedding night?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Florence asks Edward if he wants to know a secret, she tells him that she is feeling what emotion?

2. What color is Florence's going-away dress that she changes into after the wedding?

3. To what type of factory does Geoffrey take Edward when thinking about giving Edward a job in his firm?

4. Who is the leader of Florence's quartet?

5. What emotion does Edward finally realize Harold Mather is experiencing in relation to Edward's treatment of the bully?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Florence's unfamiliarity with the names of birds and of plants?

2. How is the fact of Florence's childhood sexual abuse again underscored by the author during the scene of Florence and Edward's wedding night sexual mishap?

3. What is the significance of Edward's move to yank his tie off and to unbutton his shirt with his other hand as he approaches the bed?

4. What event precipitates Edward's declaration of love to Florence and why does it mean so much to Florence?

5. For what reason does Florence tell Edward on their wedding night that she is scared about their first sexual experience?

6. What does the narrator mean when writing about Florence, "It helped her to settle on the basics, and she spelled them out for herself in stupid clarity" (105)?

7. For what reason does Florence ask Edward to tell her "something" as they are getting ready to consummate their marriage (125)?

8. How does Edward's analysis of the situation with Harold Mather change over a matter of weeks?

9. What does the narrator name as Edward's main source of information about women?

10. How is irony present within the narrator's statement that "It crossed Edward's mind, barely seriously, that he was rather too keen to give his daughter away" (140)?

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