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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Robert's father allow him to eat chocolate?
(a) He believes only girls should eat chocolate.
(b) He believes it will make Robert weak.
(c) He believes it will make Robert gain weight.
(d) Robert is allergic to chocolate.

2. What do Mary and Colin forget to take with them when they leave the hotel?
(a) Coats
(b) Directions to the restaurant
(c) Money
(d) Maps

3. Which of the following is NOT a unique characteristic of the bar Robert takes Mary and Colin to?
(a) The people there are unusually friendly.
(b) The same song plays over and over on the jukebox.
(c) There is no food available there.
(d) There are only men in the bar.

4. What ritual did Robert's family perform each evening when he was growing up?
(a) They had vibrant dinner conversations.
(b) They sat and listened to his mother read.
(c) They kissed their father goodnight.
(d) They sat and listened to his father read.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Caroline have difficulty moving around the house?

2. Why do Mary and Colin leave their hotel room after making love?

3. Why do Mary and Colin not leave the cafe after the waiter shakes his head at their order?

4. Who do Mary and Colin meet while at the cafe?

5. What happens to Mary's legs during the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Robert's first meeting with Caroline.

2. What is the significance of the smell of cologne for Robert? Why?

3. Describe Colin and Mary's nightly ritual (in the hotel room) before leaving for dinner

4. Describe the notebook Mary keeps as a thirteen-year-old. Why is her mind drawn to this memory while vacationing?

5. Why does Caroline lock Mary and Colin's clothes in a cabinet?

6. Why does Mary begin thinking of her children in this chapter? What does she wish she had done?

7. What information about the bar does Caroline share with Mary? How does Mary react?

8. How does Mary react to Colin when he wears the dressing gown? How is this different from his own reaction?

9. Describe Mary and Colin's experience outside of the hospital.

10. What do Robert's sisters feed him one afternoon? Why?

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