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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dickie doing when Portia meets him?
(a) Doing yard work.
(b) Getting ready for work.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Coming home from work.

2. Why did Denis ask Anna to check up on Eddie?
(a) Denis was worried that Eddie might be suicidal.
(b) Eddie refused to stay with Denis, but Denis didn't think he was well enough to be on his own.
(c) Anna was the only person that Eddie was willing to see.
(d) Denis was going abroad and didn't want Eddie to get lonely.

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

4. What was the agreement that Anna and Eddie reached after Eddie got his job?
(a) They agreed to continue seeing each other, but only in secret.
(b) They agreed to pretend that nothing had happened between them.
(c) They agreed to close the door on their former relationship.
(d) They agreed to get along for Thomas's sake.

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

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

7. What does Lilian ask Portia at lunch in part 1, chapter 4?
(a) If Portia is inattentive in class because she is ill.
(b) Why Portia hadn't told her about the letter.
(c) Why Portia has been absent so much in recent days.
(d) What happened to Portia's parents.

8. What does Anna suggest that she, Thomas, and Portia should do together?
(a) Go for a drive.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) See a movie.
(d) Play a board game.

9. What does Matchett find when she tries to fluff Portia's pillow?
(a) Portia's letter to Major Brutt.
(b) Eddie's letter to Portia.
(c) Anna's necklace that Portia stole.
(d) Portia's diary.

10. To what did Eddie limit his communication with Anna after he began working for Thomas?
(a) He sent her flowers, and called her occasionally.
(b) He stopped by once a week.
(c) He sent messengers to her home to deliver telegrams.
(d) He wrote letters to her.

11. Why is Thomas surprised to see his visitor in part 1, chapter 7?
(a) The Quaynes rarely get visitors, and Thomas is used to his privacy.
(b) Thomas was expecting someone different.
(c) Major Brutt was angry with Anna and they didn't think he'd ever come back.
(d) He thought Major Brutt was traveling abroad.

12. 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.

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

14. What possession of Portia's does Anna find in chapter 1?
(a) Her viola.
(b) Her diary.
(c) Her jewelry box.
(d) Her porcelain doll.

15. How did Major Brutt get to know Robert Pidgeon?
(a) They were wounded and on leave together.
(b) Major Brutt worked for Robert.
(c) Robert worked for Major Brutt.
(d) Robert and Major Brutt are related.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Eddie say to Portia about Anna?

3. Who had Portia's diary for nine days?

4. How does Portia feel about traveling alone?

5. What does Major Brutt send to Portia as a gift?

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