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

2. The unnamed man at the cafe finds the idea that Edith may be a writer ________.
(a) Weird.
(b) Serious.
(c) Worrying.
(d) Amusing.

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

4. What is the name of the woman who has carried around a dog, nameless up to this point in the story?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Monica.
(d) Iris.

5. When the thin woman doesn't eat any of her food, who eats it for her during dinner times?
(a) The cook.
(b) Her dog.
(c) The maids.
(d) Her friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it painful for Edith to see David's wife?

2. Who took Edith out to eat before she left for her trip in order to help raise her spirits?

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

4. What does Monica's husband want?

5. In Edith's books what type of animal represents the women that would end up with the man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Edith never close to her mother?

2. Why does Edith hear a scream from the Pusey room?

3. What is the Hotel du Lac known for?

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

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

6. Who initiates the meeting between Edith and Monica?

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

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

9. Does Iris like Monica?

10. What does Edith remark to herself while Monica eats her eclair?

(see the answer keys)

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