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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 David's wife do when he hints at cheating on her during fights?
(a) She laughs at him.
(b) She yells at him.
(c) She cries.
(d) She leaves.

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

3. What was the reason stated for asking Edith to join them for coffee?
(a) Edith looked interesting.
(b) Edith had sad eyes.
(c) Edith was giving mean looks.
(d) Edith looked ill.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who has carried around a dog, nameless up to this point in the story?

2. What characteristics does a woman have that Edith would consider a tortoise?

3. Who does Edith go shopping with?

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

5. In Edith's letter to David, what does she say that she is curious to learn about Iris Pusey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Hotel du Lac known for?

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

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

4. Why is Iris visibly upset when Edith sees her in the dining room after working on her novel?

5. Why does Edith think that women get married?

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

7. Why was Edith never close to her mother?

8. What about the relationship between Iris and Jennifer is Edith jealous about?

9. What does Edith think about the dynamics of the relationship between Iris and Jennifer Pusey?

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

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