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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edith buy when she goes shopping?
(a) Blue Silk Dress.
(b) A new pair of shoes.
(c) A new watch.
(d) A dog.

2. What does Monica want out of her marriage?
(a) A child.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Political positioning.
(d) Money.

3. Why is it painful for Edith to see David's wife?
(a) Edith feels guilty.
(b) David's wife is attractive.
(c) David looks at his wife differently then he does Edith.
(d) She represents everything that Edith will never have.

4. The Hotel du Lac does have which of these?
(a) Gift Shop.
(b) Dining area.
(c) Sauna.
(d) Hairdresser.

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

6. Who offered Edith a ride home the night that she saw David with his wife?
(a) Geoffrey Long.
(b) Penelope.
(c) David.
(d) Her neighbor.

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

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

9. How old does Edith guess the mother to be in the mother/daughter companionship?
(a) Upper Seventies.
(b) Upper Sixties.
(c) Upper Eighties.
(d) Upper Fifties.

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

11. Why does Edith express fear towards Jennifer and Iris Pusey?
(a) She doesn't like the way they dress.
(b) She is always fearful in the presence of strong personalities.
(c) She is afraid that they will recognize her.
(d) She is afraid that they will hurt her.

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

13. How did Penelope know David?
(a) Penelope was neighbors with David.
(b) Penelope's brother was friends with David.
(c) Penelope used to date David.
(d) Penelope had gone to school with David's wife.

14. Why do the Puseys stay at the hotel briefly each year?
(a) To escape the cold from their home town.
(b) To see a doctor nearby.
(c) To visit their family's grave site.
(d) It is a shopping trip.

15. What does Edith drink in the dining room during her first trip to it?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Hot cocoa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Edith realize that it is Sunday?

2. The Hotel Du Lac belongs to what family?

3. In Edith's letter to David, what does she say that she is curious to learn about Iris Pusey?

4. What does Monica tell Edith about how Mme. de Bonneuil's feels about her son?

5. What characteristics does a woman have that Edith would consider a tortoise?

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