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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was considered the head of Robert's family when he was a child?
(a) Robert
(b) His mother
(c) His father
(d) His sister Eva

2. Why does Robert's father beat him for three nights in a row?
(a) For eating chocolate
(b) For being unkind to his sisters
(c) For damaging the rugs in his study
(d) For being in his study

3. Where do Mary and Colin awaken at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) In a bedroom at Robert's home
(b) In the hospital
(c) On the streets of Venice
(d) In their hotel room

4. Why does Mary repeat the story about the photograph to Colin while they are eating breakfast?
(a) She is trying to get him to confront Robert.
(b) She wants to see what his reaction is now that it is daylight.
(c) She wants to make sure he understands the gravity of the situation.
(d) She is not sure he listened carefully when she told the story the night before.

5. Where do Mary and Colin go initially after leaving the beach?
(a) To Robert's apartment
(b) To the water taxi dock
(c) To a restaurant
(d) To their hotel room

Short Answer Questions

1. What information about Robert does Caroline share with Mary that surprises her?

2. Why doesn't Robert's father allow him to eat chocolate?

3. What concerns Colin when he walks to the edge of the ocean?

4. What delights Mary the most about swimming in the ocean?

5. Why is Robert surprised when his father calls him and his sisters into his study one night?

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