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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Penelope and Edith are what?
(a) Neighbors.
(b) Identical Twins.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Opposites.

3. What does the unnamed man from the cafe hand to Edith?
(a) A package.
(b) Her notebook.
(c) A napkin.
(d) A letter.

4. What type of book did Edith reference when choosing which animals to use in her comparisons?
(a) Hans Christian Anderson tales.
(b) Aesop's fables.
(c) Greek Mythology.
(d) The Stories of Peter Rabbit.

5. Which guest approaches Edith at her first dinner and asks her to join them for coffee?
(a) Iris Pusey.
(b) Mme. de Bonneuil.
(c) Jennifer Pusey.
(d) The thin woman.

6. What does Iris Pusey begin most of her sentences with?
(a) "I don't think so."
(b) "Of course."
(c) "Maybe."
(d) "Actually."

7. Who hosted the event where Edith met David?
(a) Mr. Pusey.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Iris.
(d) Jennifer.

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

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

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

11. Why is Edith so willing to make an arrangement with the Puseys about spending her free time with them?
(a) Edith feels that she will be bored without doing so.
(b) Edith feels obligated to.
(c) Edith will be able to observe a class of women with which she is completely unfamiliar.
(d) Edith has a hard time telling people no.

12. What is Edith's response to the way Monica speaks about the Puseys?
(a) Edith agrees.
(b) Edith gets up and leaves.
(c) Edith defends the Puseys.
(d) Edith remains neutral.

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

14. Who staying at the Hotel Du Lac is closest to Edith's age?
(a) Iris.
(b) The woman with the dog.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) David.

15. When Edith had coffee with the Puseys after her first dinner, who controlled the conversation?
(a) Iris Pusey.
(b) Edith.
(c) Jennifer Pusey.
(d) Mme. de Bonneuil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Edith Hope is what kind of writer?

2. How did Penelope know David?

3. Who does Iris Pusey say that Edith's face reminds her of?

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

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

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