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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas think the visitor might want?
(a) To see Anna.
(b) Money.
(c) To see Portia.
(d) A job.

2. How old was Anna when she married Thomas?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Thirty-one.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Twenty-one.

3. How does Major Brutt feel about Anna's marriage to Thomas?
(a) He is glad that Anna married Thomas, because she is financially secure with him.
(b) He does not approve, because he dislikes Thomas.
(c) He is glad that Anna married Thomas, and got away from Robert.
(d) It is shocking to him because he can only remember her as a lover to Robert Pidgeon.

4. What does Eddie say to Portia about Anna?
(a) She's generous.
(b) She's a cynic.
(c) She's a snob.
(d) She's selfish.

5. Why does Eddie tell Portia to go away in chapter 7?
(a) He wants to be alone for a while.
(b) He feels smothered, because he doesn't feel for her what she feels for him.
(c) He doesn't want to hurt her.
(d) His feelings for her are stronger than the ones she has for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eddie's reaction to the favor that Anna did for him?

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

3. What does Thomas think of Anna's idea that Portia is unnerving when she stares at them?

4. Who begins to cry on the balcony?

5. Why doesn't Portia write anything about her outings with Eddie in her diary?

(see the answer key)

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