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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Edith go through a period where she wrote for 10 hours a day?
(a) Edith was determined to finish her book.
(b) Penelope had died.
(c) Edith's father had died.
(d) David was away with his wife in Greece.

2. What does Edith remark to herself while Monica is talking?
(a) Edith wishes that she was with David instead of Monica.
(b) Edith wonders what the other guests are doing.
(c) Edith thinks that she could be best friends with Monica.
(d) Edith thinks that she is useless at understanding real-life people.

3. Who do David's friends think that he is cheating on his wife with?
(a) Young Secretaries.
(b) His babysitter.
(c) His massage therapist.
(d) His neighbor.

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

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

6. Iris sees Monica as a what?
(a) Bum.
(b) Iris doesn't know Monica.
(c) Gossip.
(d) Fortune hunter.

7. After Edith finishes writing the letter at the beginning of the story, what does she do next?
(a) She unpacks.
(b) She looks out her window.
(c) She makes a phone call.
(d) She lays down for a nap.

8. What does Edith believe drives women into marriage?
(a) A woman's need for children.
(b) A woman's need for financial support.
(c) A woman's need for companionship.
(d) A woman's parents.

9. Why is Edith disturbed with Jennifer overall?
(a) Jennifer kicked the dog.
(b) Jennifer likes David too.
(c) Jennifer is mean and rude to Edith.
(d) Jennifer refuses any type of friendship with Edith.

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

11. Why does Edith not write to David about Mr. Neville?
(a) Mr. Neville asked her not to.
(b) Edith is afraid that David will come to the hotel.
(c) Edith feels that it would be inappropriate.
(d) Edith is afraid that David won't see her anymore.

12. How does Iris treat Jennifer in general?
(a) Like a small girl.
(b) Iris is mean to Jennifer.
(c) Like an adult.
(d) Like a slave.

13. Who drives Edith to the airport?
(a) A friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

14. What will happen if Monica doesn't give her husband what he wants?
(a) Monica's husband will hit her.
(b) Monica's husband will take a lover.
(c) Monica will be told to stay at the hotel until she does.
(d) Monica will be told to leave.

15. What does David's wife do when he hints at cheating on her during fights?
(a) She leaves.
(b) She cries.
(c) She yells at him.
(d) She laughs at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edith tell Monica about Jennifer?

2. Who is dead in Edith's family?

3. Edith feels the Pusey women possess an aura of what?

4. Who offered Edith a ride home the night that she saw David with his wife?

5. What does Edith tell David about in her letter in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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