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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas wonder about Portia and Eddie?
(a) If he should have a talk with Eddie.
(b) What Anna will think.
(c) If he should disallow Portia from seeing Eddie.
(d) What Matchett will think.

2. What does Thomas think of Anna's idea that Portia is unnerving when she stares at them?
(a) Thomas agrees with Anna.
(b) Anna is being neurotic.
(c) Thomas doesn't know that Anna feels this way.
(d) Portia should be more considerate.

3. Where will Portia be staying while Anna and Thomas are away?
(a) At home, with Matchett.
(b) In the countryside.
(c) In a big city.
(d) On the coast.

4. What did Portia's father say about Thomas and Anna's home?
(a) That he hadn't seen it, but didn't imagine that it was very nice.
(b) That he had never seen it, but imagined it was regal and gorgeous.
(c) That he had seen it, but wasn't that impressed.
(d) That he had seen it, and thought it was beautiful.

5. What relation is Anna to Thomas?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Wife.
(d) Cousin.

6. What relationship exists between Mrs. Heccomb and Daphne?
(a) Stepmother and stepdaughter.
(b) Governess and charge.
(c) Aunt and niece.
(d) Mother and daughter.

7. Where did Mr. Quayne meet Irene?
(a) Dorset.
(b) Hampshire.
(c) London.
(d) York.

8. Why does Daphne feel grumpy around Portia?
(a) Because she can't help associating Portia with Anna, whom she can't stand.
(b) Because she feels that Portia takes some of the attention away from her.
(c) Because she enjoys having privacy, and feels that Portia has violated it.
(d) Because she dislikes Portia's quiet demeanor.

9. What did Anna do for Eddie shortly after their first argument?
(a) She sent him a bouquet of flowers.
(b) She began cooking for him every night.
(c) She bought him a new suit.
(d) She asked Thomas to get Eddie a job.

10. What is Portia doing, instead of listening to her teacher?
(a) Passing notes with a friend.
(b) Reading a letter.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Daydreaming.

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

12. Who stops by the Quaynes' home at the beginning of part 1, chapter 7?
(a) Mrs. Quayne.
(b) Major Brutt.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Robert Pidgeon.

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

14. What does Eddie tell Portia is important to him?
(a) That she always understand him.
(b) That she stay sweet and innocent.
(c) That she be faithful to him.
(d) That she learn the ways of the world.

15. What advice does Matchett give Portia about Eddie?
(a) She says that Portia should date Eddie if she wants, but that she should be careful.
(b) She tells Portia that Eddie is not good for her, and that she should stay away from him.
(c) Matchett doesn't know about Portia's relationship with Eddie.
(d) She says that as long as Portia is happy, that's what matters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Matchett when Portia was born?

2. What does Thomas tell Portia about love?

3. How did Matchett feel about Mrs. Quayne sending Mr. Quayne away?

4. Why is Portia nervous in chapter 8?

5. What does Lilian ask Portia at lunch in part 1, chapter 4?

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