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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Portia feel about traveling alone?
(a) She is afraid that something will go wrong.
(b) She is confident but cautious.
(c) She is afraid that she will get lost.
(d) She is excited to be on her own.

2. 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) Major Brutt was angry with Anna and they didn't think he'd ever come back.
(c) He thought Major Brutt was traveling abroad.
(d) Thomas was expecting someone different.

3. In what time does the novel begin?
(a) 1890s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1830s.
(d) 1930s.

4. What did Mrs. Quayne do when she received the news that Portia had been born?
(a) Played the piano until dinner.
(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) Mrs. Quayne never received the news of Portia's birth.

5. Thomas states that people are "minor in everything but" what?
(a) Their communities.
(b) Their passions.
(c) Their families.
(d) Their work.

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

7. 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) Thomas said something hurtful to Portia.
(c) Portia is beginning her menstrual cycle.
(d) Portia is missing her mother.

8. Who wrote the letter stipulating that Portia was to stay with Anna and Thomas?
(a) Mr. Quayne.
(b) Irene.
(c) Mrs. Quayne.
(d) St. Quentin.

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

10. Why doesn't Portia write anything about her outings with Eddie in her diary?
(a) It is difficult for her to find words to describe him.
(b) Eddie would not want her to.
(c) She doesn't like to write about her feelings.
(d) She only writes about major events in her diary.

11. What do Portia and her friend take a path through to get to school?
(a) A park.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A farm.
(d) The town centre.

12. What did Eddie to do Anna that upset her?
(a) He stole a necklace from her.
(b) He raped her.
(c) He refused to see her.
(d) He tried to kiss her.

13. 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.

14. Who told Matchett when Portia was born?
(a) Mrs. Quayne.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Irene.
(d) Mr. Quayne.

15. What does Anna want Major Brutt to tell Robert Pidgeon?
(a) She wants Major Brutt to give Robert her love.
(b) She wants Major Brutt to ask Robert to visit her.
(c) She wants Major Brutt to tell Robert how much he has hurt her.
(d) She wants Major Brutt to ask Robert for some of her things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops by the Quaynes' home at the beginning of part 1, chapter 7?

2. How did Major Brutt get to know Robert Pidgeon?

3. How old was Anna when she married Thomas?

4. What type of attraction does Eddie deny exists between himself and Portia?

5. In what month does the novel begin?

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