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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edith tell David about in her letter in Chapter 6?
(a) Edith tells David that she bought a new wardrobe while shopping with Monica.
(b) Edith tells David that she got her haircut.
(c) Edith tells David that she is coming home now.
(d) Edith tells David that her identity as an author has been discovered.

2. What was Penelope doing when Edith asked her about David for the first time?
(a) Making the bed.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Folding the laundry.
(d) Dusting her house.

3. Why does Edith close her eyes once seated at the dinner table for the first time?
(a) She feels ill.
(b) She is tired.
(c) She dreads sitting down for a public meal.
(d) She thinks that she hears a familiar voice.

4. Which category does Edith say that she belongs to?
(a) Boring.
(b) Wise.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Naive.

5. In Edith's letter to David, what does she say that she is curious to learn about Iris Pusey?
(a) Why Iris has not remarried.
(b) How Iris accumulated her wealth.
(c) How Iris's husband died.
(d) Where Iris is originally from.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Edith feel that most of the women staying at the Hotel du Lac compare to?

2. Why did Edith go through a period where she wrote for 10 hours a day?

3. What happened to Edith after recalling her failed marriage attempt?

4. In Chapter 2, why does Edith say that David leaves her at times?

5. What do Monica and Iris discuss at Iris's birthday party?

(see the answer key)

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