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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which composer is NOT listed among Florence's favorites?

2. What is the main course of Florence and Edward's wedding night dinner in the honeymoon suite?

3. Which department at Edward's college is rumored to be excitingly progressive?

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

5. In what subject does Edward earn his first degree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What phenomenon does Florence witness when it comes to girls her age getting boyfriends and how does her realization shape her behavior?

2. What is the sole location that Florence and Edward determine is the only instance when they were in the same place at the same time before meeting?

3. For what reasons does Florence say it is harder for her to contradict her father, Geoffrey, than it is for her to contradict her mother Violet?

4. What is the significance of Florence's feelings about the word "penetration"? (8)

5. What is the author's purpose for using an allusion to the silverware collection in "the Ashmolean" (68) and how does this choice relate to a larger theme within the novella?

6. How does Florence describe her mother Violet's use of physical affection?

7. How is irony employed within the narrator's description of the moment Edward asks Florence to marry him?

8. How is foreshadowing present within the narrator's description of Florence's attitude toward arguments?

9. What is the event that galvanizes Edward's determination to marry Florence?

10. What technique does Florence use in order to conceal her feelings from her family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of the novella and the author's choice of narrator to relay the narrative. How does the author employ each and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across the main messages of the novella?

Essay Topic 2

What is the author's message regarding motherhood and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

What is the novella's message concerning the link between communication and the health of a relationship?

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