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

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

3. How do you know that the hotel allows animals?
(a) There is a tiny dog.
(b) A woman is carrying her kitten.
(c) A little girl brought her rabbit.
(d) A little boy brought his lizard.

4. How does Edith describe her mother?
(a) Sick.
(b) Full of life.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Rich.

5. What was the first thing that David ever said to Edith?
(a) "I must be getting back to the Rooms."
(b) "Your eyes are beautiful."
(c) "I think that I have found love at first sight."
(d) "I love your perfume."

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen if Monica doesn't give her husband what he wants?

2. Who drives Edith to the airport?

3. Where does Edith go for her first walk?

4. Why does Mme. de Bonneuil not live with her son?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Hotel du Lac known for?

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

3. Why does Edith close her eyes while sitting outside at the cafe downtown?

4. What is required to become a guest at the Hotel du Lac?

5. Describe a woman that would be considered a tortoise by Edith.

6. In Chapter 2, it says that Edith dresses and reluctantly goes downstairs for dinner. What reason do they give for her reluctance?

7. Why was Edith never close to her mother?

8. Why does Edith remember when she wrote the book that Iris is reading?

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

10. Edith describes the time that she spent with David in Chapter 2. What does Edith say about this and how it always ends?

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