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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary make the comment, "'Thank God I'm not a man'" when she, Colin and Robert enter the bar?
(a) There are many beautiful women in the bar.
(b) All of the men in the bar are drunk.
(c) There is a cover charge for men only.
(d) There are only men in the bar.

2. How does Mary respond at first to Colin's sexual advances?
(a) She eagerly embraces them.
(b) She ignores them.
(c) She tells him to wait until after dinner.
(d) She becomes enraged.

3. Where is Robert's wife originally from?
(a) Canada
(b) London
(c) The United States
(d) Paris

4. How does Robert react when Mary asks him how he met his wife?
(a) He avoids the question by asking Mary one of his own.
(b) He avoids the question by stating that he would have to describe his family first.
(c) He tells a story of love at first sight.
(d) He describes a trip to Canada.

5. Which of the following describes Mary and Colin's relationship at the opening of the novel?
(a) New and exciting
(b) Committed, but uneventful
(c) Committed, but antagonistic
(d) New and volatile

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a type of map offered in the kiosks around Venice?

2. What question does Robert ask Mary and Colin when he first meets them?

3. In Robert's opinion, what about the English language makes it beautiful?

4. What does Mary recall provided her with comfort when she was a teenager?

5. Which of the following does NOT characterize Mary and Colin's relationship?

(see the answer key)

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