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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long did Eddie and Anna see one another regularly?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) One month.
(d) A year.

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

3. What did Portia's mother think about Anna?
(a) That she didn't know her well enough to judge her.
(b) That she was stuck up, and probably laughed at the way Portia's family lived.
(c) That she loved her like her own daughter.
(d) That she was a sweet girl, and she wished she had gotten to know her better.

4. How old was Anna when she married Thomas?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Eighteen.

5. What film are Anna, Thomas, and Portia watching in part 1, chapter 3?
(a) A Three Stooges film.
(b) A silent movie.
(c) A Marx Brothers film.
(d) News reels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas wonder about Portia and Eddie?

2. What is the problem with Anna, according to Eddie?

3. What is the reason Thomas gives Anna for why he thinks Portia is upset in part 1, chapter 2?

4. Why did Anna invite Major Brutt back to her home?

5. What is the first of Eddie's character flaws to be revealed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Daphne and Dickie?

2. How does Thomas react to Portia visiting him in his study?

3. What is Eddie's response when Portia asks if he and Anna are lovers?

4. What does Portia leave behind at Eddie's?

5. How does Eddie react when Portia confronts him about holding Daphne's hand?

6. Why does Portia have to go stay on the coast in spring?

7. How does Portia perform in school?

8. Why is Anna avoiding going home?

9. What is contained in the letter Anna writes to Eddie?

10. What did Portia's father say about Anna and Thomas's home?

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