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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Catherine think their role playing in bed has affected their relationship?
(a) It has changed nothing.
(b) It has brought them closer.
(c) It is tearing them apart.
(d) It is the only time she feels she is herself.

2. With whom does David eat caviar while Catherine and Marita are on a day trip?
(a) Madame.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Nina.
(d) Marita.

3. Where does David say he has been planning the first short story he writes in the book?
(a) His lonely walks.
(b) His drunken spells.
(c) His dreams.
(d) His memories.

4. Who helps the young man catch the sea bass at the beginning of the book?
(a) His wife.
(b) A local boy.
(c) A waiter.
(d) A boat mechanic.

5. David worries that Catherine is getting too much of what while swimming?
(a) Attention.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Sun.

6. What word does Catherine use to describe painting?
(a) Immortal.
(b) Tangible.
(c) Evident.
(d) Simple

7. What does David drink while he waits for Catherine and the beautiful girl from the cafy to join him?
(a) Rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Absinthe.
(d) Brandy.

8. What does David order at the cafy in Chapter 7?
(a) Ham and eggs.
(b) Crepes.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Beer.

9. Which of the following does David NOT drink while Catherine is away on drives?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Perrier.
(c) Ansinthe.
(d) Champagne.

10. What does Catherine say she will do for David when he expresses his feelings about the role-playing?
(a) Find him a lover.
(b) Grow out her hair.
(c) Allow him to write.
(d) Be a girl again.

11. What has become meaningless to David since his marriage to Catherine?
(a) His masculinity.
(b) The bank balance.
(c) The success of his book.
(d) His fame.

12. Where do David and Catherine spend the morning after they travel to Spain?
(a) The Prado.
(b) The Pranto.
(c) The Pancierge.
(d) The Promenade.

13. What piece of art does Catherine love most in the Prado?
(a) The Girl with the Pearl Earing.
(b) The Mona Lisa.
(c) The Madonna.
(d) Leda and the Swan.

14. What type of person does the girl in Chapter 1 say she is?
(a) The inventive type.
(b) The romantic type.
(c) The destructive type.
(d) The dramatic type.

15. What does David do that makes the beautiful girl from the cafy blush?
(a) Strokes her hair.
(b) Orders her a drink.
(c) Slaps her bottom.
(d) Kisses her cheek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do David and Catherine have breakfast while on their honeymoon?

2. How does David feel the night after Catherine cuts her hair?

3. Where is Marita's room located?

4. What startles David from his writing in Chapter 15?

5. What does David do while Catherine and Marita are on a day trip?

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