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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Edith visiting the hotel?
(a) To reunite with a love interest.
(b) To see an old friend.
(c) To see the local tourist attractions.
(d) To take a break from her life.

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

3. What is the tall, thin woman eating when Edith sees her at the cafe with the large glass windows?
(a) Macaroon.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Hot Dog.
(d) Cheeseburger.

4. Who did Edith go to as a child for comfort?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunts.

5. When Edith dresses and goes downstairs for dinner for the first time, who is giving off the rosy scent in the air?
(a) Iris and Jennifer Pusey.
(b) The thin woman that doesn't eat.
(c) Mme. de Bonneuil.
(d) Her neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edith sees a tall and slender woman at the beginning of the story she assumes that she must be a what?

2. Why is Iris Pusey visibly upset while in town in Chapter 4?

3. How old does Edith guess the mother to be in the mother/daughter companionship?

4. What characteristics does a woman have that Edith would consider a hare?

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

(see the answer key)

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