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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What college does Edward attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Oxford.
(c) The Royal College of Music.
(d) University College.

2. What is NOT one of the jobs Edward volunteers to do for Violet's family during the summer of 1961?
(a) Cleaning their swimming pool.
(b) Driving loads of junk to the dump.
(c) Splitting cords of firewood.
(d) Chauffeuring Violet around.

3. The narrator states that prior to eating with Florence's family, Edward had no experience with any cheese besides what type?
(a) Swiss.
(b) Gouda.
(c) Cheddar.
(d) Havarti.

4. The narrator names Edward's "one serious unphysical pastime" as what?
(a) Playing poker.
(b) Listening to music.
(c) Playing the violin.
(d) Reading.

5. Which composer is NOT listed among Florence's favorites?
(a) Bach.
(b) Brahms.
(c) Schumann.
(d) Beethoven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Florence wearing when Edward sees her for the first time?

2. A symphony by which composer is playing on the stereophonic record player the first time Edward tells Florence that he loves her?

3. What is NOT a sound Florence remembers hearing while "lying still" and "waiting" and feeling she is "in disgrace" (122) during her and her father's two-day boat crossing when she is 12 years old?

4. The narrator states that when Edward first sees Florence, the lighting makes her face resemble a what?

5. Whenever Edward gets a point in the tennis matches against Geoffrey, Geoffrey mutters a lecture that Edward thinks involves what?

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