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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Robert's opinion of Italian feminists?
(a) They want to destroy relationships between men and women.
(b) They are too beautiful to love.
(c) They are too radical.
(d) They are more sympathetic than English feminists.

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

3. In Robert's opinion, what about the English language makes it beautiful?
(a) It has many unique words.
(b) It is full of misunderstandings.
(c) It sounds like singing.
(d) It is easy to learn.

4. Why does Mary believe that the feminist posters suggest rapists should be castrated?
(a) To discourage crime
(b) To make people see rape as a serious crime
(c) To make the public take feminists less seriously
(d) To prevent rapists from becoming repeat offenders

5. Why are Mary and Colin not speaking to each other at the beginning of the novel?
(a) They rarely see eye to eye
(b) They recently fought over their vacation
(c) They can no longer remember the reason
(d) They have fallen out of love

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mary and Colin forget to take with them when they leave the hotel?

2. What do Mary and Colin both notice in a store window?

3. Which of the following is NOT a unique characteristic of the bar Robert takes Mary and Colin to?

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

5. Where is Robert's wife originally from?

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