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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Anna and Thomas not want any children?
(a) Anna doesn't like children.
(b) Anna has suffered two miscarriages.
(c) They don't have enough money to support a family.
(d) Thomas doesn't like children.

2. Who is Portia?
(a) Thomas's sister.
(b) Anna's sister.
(c) Anna's daughter.
(d) Thomas's cousin.

3. What does Anna want Major Brutt to tell Robert Pidgeon?
(a) She wants Major Brutt to tell Robert how much he has hurt her.
(b) She wants Major Brutt to ask Robert to visit her.
(c) She wants Major Brutt to give Robert her love.
(d) She wants Major Brutt to ask Robert for some of her things.

4. How long is Portia supposed to stay with Anna and Thomas?
(a) One month.
(b) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

5. What is the school Portia attends like?
(a) It is an expensive school for gifted children.
(b) It is an expensive school for girls who are out-of-the-ordinary.
(c) It is a low-cost school for children with learning disabilities.
(d) It is a public school, and she is sent there because it is low-cost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the first characters introduced in the novel?

2. Who wrote the letter stipulating that Portia was to stay with Anna and Thomas?

3. Thomas states that people are "minor in everything but" what?

4. How does Thomas feel about having someone in his study at the end of a day?

5. With whom were Thomas's previous relationships usually carried out?

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