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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Monica say about Jennifer?
(a) Monica says that Jennifer is annoying.
(b) Monica says that Jennifer is a very nice person.
(c) Monica says that Jennifer is entirely straightforward.
(d) Monica says that Jennifer is entirely stuck up.

2. When the thin woman doesn't eat any of her food, who eats it for her during dinner times?
(a) The maids.
(b) Her dog.
(c) The cook.
(d) Her friend.

3. What animal does Edith feel that most of the women staying at the Hotel du Lac compare to?
(a) Tortoise.
(b) Dog.
(c) Hare.
(d) Dolphin.

4. Why does Mme. de Bonneuil not live with her son?
(a) Mme. de Bonneuil doesn't like her son.
(b) Mme. de Bonneuil son's wife refuses to allow her to live with them.
(c) Mme. de Bonneuil needs special care that her son cannot provide.
(d) Mme. de Bonneuil has lost touch with her son.

5. Where does Edith go for her first walk?
(a) Along the boardwalk.
(b) Along the lakeshore.
(c) Along the city streets.
(d) Along the seashore.

6. How did Iris's late husband provide for her?
(a) He was poor and couldn't provide for her.
(b) He gave all his money to his mistress instead.
(c) He provided her with everything she desired.
(d) He spent all his money on alcohol because he was an alcoholic.

7. Why has Monica's husband sent her away to stay at the hotel?
(a) To recuperate.
(b) So that he can take a lover.
(c) To get over a lover.
(d) So that Monica can have their baby.

8. Edith Hope is what kind of writer?
(a) Science Fiction.
(b) Reference.
(c) Romantic Fiction.
(d) Autobiographer.

9. How does Edith view herself at the beginning of the story?
(a) A fun, light-hearted person.
(b) A serious, responsible person.
(c) A sad, quiet person.
(d) A talkative, spacey person.

10. When Edith first gets to the hotel, who does she write a letter to?
(a) David.
(b) Mr. Neville.
(c) Her housekeeper.
(d) Her mother.

11. What is the name of the woman who has carried around a dog, nameless up to this point in the story?
(a) Monica.
(b) Iris.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Jennifer.

12. What characteristics does a woman have that Edith would consider a hare?
(a) Outgoing Temptress.
(b) Uptight and Snooty.
(c) Tired and Sad.
(d) Quiet and Humble.

13. What is the name of Edith's novel that she is working on?
(a) Beneath the Starry Night.
(b) Beneath the Visiting Moon.
(c) Together.
(d) Lovers Lane.

14. What kind of view does Iris have of Monica?
(a) Positive.
(b) Negative.
(c) Iris doesn't know Monica.
(d) Neutral.

15. What does Monica's husband want?
(a) An heir.
(b) A divorce.
(c) An affair.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Edith see while sitting outside at the cafe downtown?

2. Who do David's friends think that he is cheating on his wife with?

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

4. How did Penelope know David?

5. Why do the Puseys stay at the hotel briefly each year?

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