2. What is Vinnie watching when she remembers the party she must attend?
(a) Sea lions.
(b) Penguins.
(c) Exotic waterfowl.
(d) Snakes.

3. What does Vinnie not do for Chuck to make him love her?
(a) Travel with him while he researches his ancestors.
(b) She cheers him.
(c) She restores his confidence.
(d) She is nice to him.

4. What does Vinnie feel deserves divine retribution?
(a) Complaining.
(b) Poor service at restaurants.
(c) Turning children's literature into a scholarly discipline.
(d) Adultery.

5. Where is Rosemary filming in Chapter 8?
(a) New York.
(b) Holland Park.
(c) Wilshire.
(d) South Leigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chuck do when Vinnie buys him a new raincoat?

2. After Rosemary's party, the Vogelers are contemptuous of what?

3. What makes Fred think Mrs. Harris spied on Rosemary and him?

4. Who is Mrs. Harris, really?

5. Who takes a taxi from Daphne's party with Vinnie in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Fido shrinks and waits outside when Vinnie enters her flat at the end of the novel?

2. What does Vinnie fantasize about the polar bears while she is visiting the London Zoo with her cousins?

3. How is Barbie Mumpson like her father?

4. Describe the events that lead up to Vinnie disposing of Chuck's raincoat.

5. By the time Chuck leaves his belongings with Vinnie when he returns to Wiltshire in Chapter 7, how has his relationship with Vinnie changed from the beginning of the book?

6. What does Fred find at Rosemary's house when he arrives in Chapter 10?

7. How has Chuck changed from the beginning to the end of the book?

8. How does Vinnie try to change Chuck's appearance in Chapter 9?

9. Describe the events in the kitchen that ultimately lead up to Chuck and Vinnie making love.

10. Why does Fred go to Holland Park in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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