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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thomas feel about Anna's idea for an activity?
(a) He wants to go with Anna, and not let Portia come.
(b) He wants to be able to choose the activity.
(c) He wants to do something else.
(d) He just wants to stay at home.

2. What type of attraction does Eddie deny exists between himself and Portia?
(a) An emotional one.
(b) A physical one.
(c) An intellectual one.
(d) A spiritual one.

3. Who asks Major Brutt if he knows Robert Pidgeon?
(a) Portia.
(b) Anna.
(c) Thomas.
(d) No one, Major Brutt brought it up.

4. What does Thomas tell Portia about love?
(a) That it is the greatest thing to which people can aspire.
(b) That it is a mistake.
(c) That it is nice, but not a necessity.
(d) That it is necessary for living.

5. What are Eddie and Portia doing in the beginning of part 1, chapter 8?
(a) Walking in the park.
(b) Going to the movie theater.
(c) Walking home from Portia's school.
(d) Having tea.

6. What is the name of Mrs. Heccomb's beach house?
(a) Oahu.
(b) Waikiki.
(c) Honolulu.
(d) Mauna Loa.

7. When does Matchett come to wish Portia goodnight?
(a) Every night.
(b) When Matchett is working late.
(c) When the Quaynes are out.
(d) When Portia is not feeling well.

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

9. How does Portia feel about school?
(a) She doesn't like it and gets in trouble a lot.
(b) She enjoys it because it's a challenge.
(c) She doesn't mind it, but isn't excited about it.
(d) She enjoys it because it's a break from her home.

10. What does Portia think about as she sits in front of the fire in Thomas's study?
(a) Her relationship with Eddie.
(b) Anna's unfair treatment of her.
(c) Her relationship with Thomas.
(d) Her mother, and her childhood.

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

12. What did Mrs. Quayne do when she received the news that Portia had been born?
(a) Mrs. Quayne never received the news of Portia's birth.
(b) Shut herself in her room for the rest of the day.
(c) Went out to lunch and didn't come back until late.
(d) Played the piano until dinner.

13. What is the reason Thomas gives Anna for why he thinks Portia is upset in part 1, chapter 2?
(a) Thomas said something hurtful to Portia.
(b) Portia is beginning her menstrual cycle.
(c) He gives no reason.
(d) Portia is missing her mother.

14. How does Portia respond to Matchett's concerns about Eddie?
(a) She says that she is happy, and that's all she cares about.
(b) She doesn't respond to Matchett.
(c) She says that she will consider what Matchett has said.
(d) She asks Matchett what she knows about Eddie.

15. In what month does the novel begin?
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) July.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mr. Quayne meet Irene?

2. What is the school Portia attends like?

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

4. Where are Anna and St. Quentin walking in part 1, chapter 1?

5. How does Daphne greet Portia?

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