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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 everyone given on Iris's birthday?
(a) A glass of champagne.
(b) A blow horn.
(c) A free dessert.
(d) A birthday hat.

2. How old is Jennifer?
(a) 29.
(b) 18.
(c) 32.
(d) 30.

3. What does Edith say in the letter that she writes to David in Chapter 12?
(a) Edith says that she wants to marry David.
(b) Edith says that she is staying single and living her life at the hotel.
(c) Edith says it will be her final letter.
(d) Edith says that she wants to have a kid with David.

4. What are the two categories that people divide writers into according to Edith?
(a) Wise and Naive.
(b) Crazy and Boring.
(c) Happy and Sad.
(d) Smart and Stupid.

5. What does Edith wonder about Kiki?
(a) What breed Kiki is.
(b) If Kiki is purebred or a mutt.
(c) Why Kiki is not monstrously fat.
(d) Whether Kiki is a girl or a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iris ask Edith to do once she has gotten to their room after the commotion?

2. What does Edith see Penelope and Geoffrey do while she is in the car?

3. Who led Iris into the dining room on her birthday?

4. Why does Edith feel uneasy on the boat?

5. What happened to Edith after recalling her failed marriage attempt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the preparations that Iris made personally for her birthday party?

2. Why is Mr. Neville staying at the hotel?

3. What does Edith say the man will have to be like for Jennifer to marry him?

4. Why does Mr. Neville tell Edith to walk around the deck?

5. How did Geoffrey court Edith?

6. Why does Edith agree to marry Geoffrey?

7. Who does Edith compare Jennifer to in her mind during Iris's birthday party?

8. When Edith asks Mr. Neville if he loves her, what is his response?

9. What does Edith say about categories that writers are put in?

10. What does Edith tell David in her letter to him in Chapter 12?

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