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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. What does Mary recall provided her with comfort when she was a teenager?
(a) Colin
(b) Her family.
(c) Her diary.
(d) Her list of suggestions for self-improvement.

2. Why do Mary and Colin go to the hospital?
(a) They both have food poisoning.
(b) They are injured.
(c) They are hoping there is a cafeteria there that sells drinks.
(d) They believe they will find Robert there.

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

4. How do Robert's sisters attempt to embarrass him in front of Caroline?
(a) They tell her about the incident with the oily medicine and the sweets.
(b) They tell her that Robert sleeps with his mother.
(c) They tell her that Robert cannot speak English.
(d) They tell her Robert is actually a girl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Mary and Colin become concerned when they finally get a table at a cafe?

2. Why does Colin wear a woman's dressing gown when he awakens?

3. How does Robert react when Mary asks him how he met his wife?

4. What must all visitors to the hospital have to gain entry?

5. What does the couple do each evening on the balcony of their hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Robert take Mary and Colin to eat? Describe this setting.

3. Describe the event that led Robert's sisters to despise him.

4. Describe the gallery in Robert and Caroline's apartment

5. How does Robert's father react to him soiling his study? How does this make Robert feel?

6. How does Caroline define being "in love" with someone? How does the definition of love differ for men and women according to Caroline?

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

8. Describe the setting around the tourist attraction clock tower.

9. What are Mary and Colin looking for as they journey through the city? Why?

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

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