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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 is Edith's response to the way Monica speaks about the Puseys?
(a) Edith defends the Puseys.
(b) Edith agrees.
(c) Edith gets up and leaves.
(d) Edith remains neutral.

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

3. What does David do for a living?
(a) Auctioneer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Doctor.

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

5. How old does Edith guess the mother to be in the mother/daughter companionship?
(a) Upper Sixties.
(b) Upper Fifties.
(c) Upper Seventies.
(d) Upper Eighties.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Hotel du Lac has a reputation for what?

3. When Edith sees the mother and daughter in the dining room, what does she comment to herself?

4. When the thin woman doesn't eat any of her food, who eats it for her during dinner times?

5. Who drives Edith to the airport?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Edith never close to her mother?

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

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

7. What is the Hotel du Lac known for?

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

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

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

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