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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Edith sees a tall and slender woman at the beginning of the story she assumes that she must be a what?
(a) A basketball player.
(b) Dancer.
(c) A volleyball player.
(d) A model.

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

4. What characteristics does a woman have that Edith would consider a tortoise?
(a) Uptight and Snooty.
(b) Quiet and Humble.
(c) Outgoing and Friendly.
(d) Loud and Bossy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Edith describe her mother?

2. What does Edith do while in the dining room for the first time?

3. How does Edith view herself at the beginning of the story?

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

5. What kind of view does Iris have of Monica?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two types of animals does Edith use to describe women and where did she get this idea from?

2. Describe a woman that would be considered a hare by Edith.

3. What does Edith write in her first letter to David?

4. What does Iris do that makes Edith understand that she is not comfortable socially unless in the dominant position?

5. Why does Edith think that women get married?

6. Who initiates the meeting between Edith and Monica?

7. What is David's wife's reaction to him hinting that he is cheating on her?

8. What is the problem with Monica's health?

9. Why is Edith at the hotel in the beginning of the book?

10. Describe how Mrs. Pusey was taken care of by her late husband?

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