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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. What is the first of Eddie's character flaws to be revealed?
(a) He has frightening mood swings.
(b) He is a ladies' man.
(c) He is addicted to gambling.
(d) He drinks too much.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the relationship between Dickie and Daphne?

3. What does Portia think about as she sits in front of the fire in Thomas's study?

4. What did Mrs. Quayne do when she received the news that Portia had been born?

5. What does Portia ask Matchett in part 1, chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Matchett finds the letter from Eddie under Portia's pillow?

2. What does Anna think caused Portia to want not to come home?

3. Why is Anna avoiding going home?

4. What advice does Daphne give Portia, regarding Eddie?

5. What is Miss Paullie's school like?

6. How does Matchett feel about Mrs. Quayne?

7. What did Eddie do to Anna, after knowing her for several weeks, that upset her?

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

9. What do Portia and Lilian talk about during school lunch in chapter 4?

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

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