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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many toasts does Geoffrey propose during the engagement celebration lunch?
(a) Three.
(b) Half a dozen.
(c) A dozen.
(d) One.

2. Edward is described by the narrator as being what kind of tennis player?
(a) Great.
(b) Mediocre.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Good.

3. What color are Edward's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. For how long has Edward abstained from masturbation before his wedding night?
(a) A week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) Three days.

5. What emotion horrifies Florence when she detects it within Edward's request for her to keep still?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Agitation.
(d) Malaise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which musician's records does Edward try to make Florence love without success?

3. The narrator states that if Edward were to believe that Florence were "terrified of him" (119), then what would happen?

4. 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?

5. Violet tells Edward that nuclear war is the modern equivalent of what?

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