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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the neighborhood believe was Tati's motivation in the violent attack?
(a) Racism.
(b) Protection.
(c) Pride.
(d) Greed.

2. How do the couple's children feel about Jonathan and Ruby's relationship?
(a) They are proud of it.
(b) They understand it.
(c) They are angered by it.
(d) They are confused by it.

3. How did Jonathan react when he spoke to Ruby for the first time since returning home?
(a) He wept and apologized.
(b) He told her not to contact him again.
(c) He was desperate to see her.
(d) He was confused, as if he didn't remember her.

4. What is Richard's reaction to the social upheavals at the university where he teaches?
(a) He is frightened by them.
(b) He is confused by them.
(c) He is apathetic to them.
(d) He is invigorated by them.

5. When they returned home, how did Jonathan and Ruby's families react to meeting each other?
(a) They shook hands politely.
(b) They ignored each other.
(c) They never met each other.
(d) They embraced like old friends.

6. On the night when they first made love, what insect did Jonathan and Ruby stay up late discussing?
(a) Praying mantises.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Inchworms.
(d) Moths.

7. What causes Antonia's deep depression as an adult?
(a) Her struggle to find work.
(b) Her children moving away.
(c) Her inability to acculturate in America.
(d) Her husband's infidelity.

8. How do Catherine and Sarah Anne regularly spend their time together?
(a) Drinking wine and gossiping.
(b) Reading books and writing letters.
(c) Cooking and eating meals.
(d) Performing scientific experiments

9. Which of the following descriptions of Juliette is NOT true?
(a) She is uneducated.
(b) She is beautiful.
(c) She is interested in scientific theory.
(d) She is a snappy dresser.

10. How does Christopher feel about his sister's personality?
(a) He is proud of it.
(b) He does not have an opinion about it.
(c) He is concerned by it.
(d) He is embarrassed by it.

11. What did Tati's supervisor attempt to do when Antonia was visiting Tati at work as a child?
(a) All of the answers are true.
(b) Kidnap her.
(c) Molest her.
(d) Steal her pocket money.

12. Which of the following elements did NOT add to the ambiance of the evening the first time Jonathan and Ruby made love?
(a) Wine.
(b) Candles.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) A fur rug.

13. How old is Catherine?
(a) There is no mention of Catherine's age.
(b) Younger than Sarah Anne.
(c) The same age as Sarah Anne.
(d) Older than Sarah Anne.

14. When reminiscing about their time together, what is the one memory neither Ruby nor Jonathan acknowledge?
(a) The day after they returned home.
(b) The time they first kissed.
(c) The first time they made love.
(d) They day they first met.

15. At the time when Ruby meets Jonathan, how long has she been married?
(a) She is not married.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Five years

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Richard's prized possession?

2. When Linnaeus reaches his estate, what is the one thing he wished he had to complete the ambiance in the room?

3. What is Tati's real name?

4. Which of the following is NOT something many people find fault with in Sarah Anne?

5. How would Linnaeus' family have reacted if they knew that he had traveled to the estate?

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