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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many letters does Portia receive in her first week at Waikiki?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

2. What does Portia demand to know about Eddie and Anna?
(a) What they tell each other in secret.
(b) If they were lovers in the past.
(c) Why they were having tea together.
(d) If they make fun of her behind her back.

3. What does Portia ask Daphne while they are walking in chapter 4?
(a) If Portia can come live with them permanently.
(b) Whether it is a good idea for her to date Eddie.
(c) How many boyfriends she has had.
(d) If she might have a friend come and stay for the weekend.

4. What does Major Brutt tell Portia about getting her heart broken?
(a) That she should not be upset because Eddie was no good for her anyway.
(b) That there is no need for her to cry, because it won't fix anything.
(c) That it is simply part of growing up.
(d) That it's not really so bad once you get used to it.

5. Who sends Anna the bouquet of pink carnations?
(a) Major Brutt.
(b) Robert Pidgeon.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Thomas.

6. Whose feelings did Portia hurt by not spending enough time with them?
(a) Daphne's.
(b) Cecil's.
(c) Dickie's.
(d) Eddie's.

7. Why is Portia almost hit by a car on her walk with Thomas?
(a) She is lost in her own thoughts, and looking at the ground.
(b) She is staring at someone across the street.
(c) She looks up and waves at the window where Anna is standing.
(d) She is deliberately taking risks because she is depressed.

8. According to St. Quentin, what is friendship often about?
(a) Emphasizing others' faults.
(b) Finding someone with fewer faults than oneself.
(c) Overlooking others' faults.
(d) Pretending that others have no faults.

9. Who comes to visit Portia in chapter 8?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Matchett.
(d) Cecil.

10. According to Eddie, why is their fight all Portia's fault?
(a) She is overreacting to the situation.
(b) She is insecure and wants his attentions all to herself.
(c) She has too many expectations, and doesn't understand him enough.
(d) She misunderstood the nature of their relationship.

11. Whom does Portia run to see after her breakup with Eddie?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Major Brutt.
(c) Lilian.
(d) Anna.

12. What does Portia now see, as a result of her argument with Eddie?
(a) All of her own faults.
(b) All of Anna's faults.
(c) The reason for the problems in her relationship with Anna.
(d) All of Eddie's faults.

13. Whose lighter is used at the movie theatre?
(a) Daphne's.
(b) Eddie's.
(c) Clara's.
(d) Dickie's.

14. What does Eddie finally admit to Portia in part 3, chapter 4?
(a) That he is married.
(b) That Anna wanted him to make Portia suspicious.
(c) That he would be happier without her.
(d) That he cheated on her with Daphne.

15. Who begins to cry on the balcony?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Clara.
(c) Portia.
(d) Daphne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie expect of Portia while he visits her at Waikiki?

2. According to Eddie, why should it be obvious to Portia that he loves her?

3. Who tells Portia that she hurt someone's feelings?

4. What advice does Daphne give Portia regarding Eddie?

5. How does Eddie respond to Portia's confronting him about holding hands at the movie theatre?

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