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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 verb is used to describe what Robert does with his tongue during his first kiss with Margot?
(a) Darts.
(b) Pushes.
(c) Pours.
(d) Shoves.

2. Margot realizes that in her previous sexual experiences, there has always been an element of what?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Sneaking around.
(c) Affection.
(d) Awkwardness.

3. Margot sees humiliation as "a kind of perverse cousin to" (91) what?
(a) Arousal.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Pity.
(d) Strength.

4. What adjective does Margot use to describe the feeling of being rejected from the bar?
(a) Mortifying.
(b) Embarrassing.
(c) Deadening.
(d) Frustrating.

5. The narrator uses what adverb to describe Margot's onslaught of emotion outside the bar?
(a) Sadly.
(b) Monotonously.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Abruptly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dialogue tag is used for Robert's question to Margot about her age?

2. Before Robert gets out of the car, he tells Margot that he has what?

3. Who had written a card to Margot commemorating the loss of Margot's virginity?

4. Arguing with Margot about her age, Robert insists that she had undertaken what?

5. What is NOT an action Robert takes as part of his protective reaction to Margot's tears?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two competing emotions does Margot feel when Robert kisses her for the first time?

2. Conjuring what image causes Margot's revulsion to turn to "self-disgust and humiliation" (91)?

3. Describe the bar where Robert takes Margot after kissing her for the first time.

4. What marked difference does Margot see between the experience with Robert and her previous sexual experiences?

5. Describe the first kiss between Margot and Robert.

6. For what reason does Margot use generic language when she tells Robert what she wants to drink?

7. What are Margot's hypotheses about why Robert seems much more relaxed once they are the bar?

8. In what kinds of behaviors does Margot engage that appear to have a "palpable and immediate effect on him" (85)?

9. What method does Margot use in order to "bludgeon her resistance into submission" (88)?

10. Describe Margot's fantasy about her future boyfriend.

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