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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. How does Edith realize that it is Sunday?
(a) The sound of a bell in the distance.
(b) Edith has her calendar open.
(c) Everyone is wearing their Sunday best clothing.
(d) Edith has the Sunday paper slipped under her door.

2. Who does Edith see while sitting outside at the cafe downtown?
(a) Jennifer Pusey riding in a car.
(b) The tall woman chasing her little dog.
(c) Iris Pusey riding in a car.
(d) David walking down the street.

3. Who does Edith go shopping with?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Iris.
(c) Mr. Neville.
(d) Monica.

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

5. What does Monica tell Edith about how Mme. de Bonneuil's feels about her son?
(a) Mme de Bonneuil doesn't know that she has a son.
(b) Mme. de Bonneuil lives for her son.
(c) Mme. de Bonneuil likes her daughter better.
(d) Mme. de Bonneuil doesn't like her son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Monica tell Edith she is under strict orders not to do?

3. What is the name of Edith's novel that she is working on?

4. What animal does Edith feel that most of the women staying at the Hotel du Lac compare to?

5. What is the name of the man that has gone unnamed until Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Hotel du Lac known for?

2. Who initiates the meeting between Edith and Monica?

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

4. How did Edith meet David?

5. Why does Edith think that women get married?

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

7. Name three amenities that the Hotel du Lac does not have that many other hotels do.

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

9. What family member was Edith closest to and why?

10. What is the problem with Monica's marriage?

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