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

2. What is Anna upset with Portia about in part 1, chapter 2?
(a) The condition of Portia's bedroom.
(b) The contents of Portia's diary.
(c) A letter Anna discovered, written to Portia by Eddie.
(d) Portia's relationship with Thomas.

3. How does Thomas feel about having someone in his study at the end of a day?
(a) He doesn't mind either way.
(b) He feels somewhat unnerved and violated.
(c) He is furious.
(d) He welcomes the company.

4. How does Portia feel about herself when the teacher reprimands her?
(a) She is just another teenage girl, no different from the rest of her class.
(b) She is somehow different, and less, than all the other girls are.
(c) She will never amount to anything, and should stop trying.
(d) She is somehow more mature than the rest of her class.

5. Who is Portia's friend at school?
(a) Lilian.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Cecil.
(d) Eddie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Anna and Thomas not want any children?

2. In what city is the novel set?

3. How does Thomas feel about Anna's idea for an activity?

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

5. What does Anna suggest that she, Thomas, and Portia should do together?

(see the answer key)

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