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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element is NOT present within the view out of the open window in the honeymoon suite?
(a) The woodland.
(b) The sea.
(c) The hotel lawn.
(d) The town square.

2. What object does Florence use to frantically wipe herself off after the calamity of the couple's first sexual experience?
(a) A robe.
(b) Her dress.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A pillow.

3. What instrument does Florence believe her sister Ruth plays "abysmally" (101)?
(a) The piano.
(b) The violin.
(c) The cello.
(d) The viola.

4. How long does Edward say it had taken to repair the damage done by his sexual advance toward Florence in the movie theater?
(a) Months.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Days.
(d) Hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edward thinks about the short biographies he wants to write, which publisher does he imagine publishing his works?

2. What is NOT a quality Edward lists among the qualities of Harold Mather's that would have made Harold the perfect victim at Edward's grammar school?

3. What is NOT presented as a possible cause of the "sound of several waves breaking in succession" (102)?

4. Florence feels "the peculiar unshared flavor of her own existence" when she thinks of which element in her life?

5. If Edward is at Florence's house when Geoffrey comes home from work, what type of drink does Geoffrey make for both of them?

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