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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one of the possible reasons Edward lists for Florence's decision to marry him, after he has decided that Florence does not really love him?
(a) For the sake of respectability.
(b) To please her parents.
(c) For a marvelous game.
(d) To make herself feel good.

2. In what month and year does Edward say his last fightfight occurred?
(a) January of 1961.
(b) August of 1958.
(c) May of 1967.
(d) March of 1965.

3. When Edward wonders whether he should find a proper job instead of pursuing his writing, what job does he imagine taking?
(a) History teacher at a middle school.
(b) History professor at a university.
(c) History teacher at a high school.
(d) History teacher at a grammar school.

4. For how many hours a day does Florence practice the violin during her college years?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. Under what type of tree does Edward always read in order to stay out of his mother's reach during his visits home?
(a) An oak tree.
(b) A birch tree.
(c) An elm tree.
(d) A maple tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On the day Edward meets Florence, what vehicle does he use to get to the train station?

3. Edward feels that to not get undressed before the consummation of his and Florence's marriage would be what?

4. The narrator reveals that Florence and Edward "regarded themselves as too" what "to believe in destiny" (45)?

5. Edward is said to have accepted Geoffrey's job offer more out of what emotion than of any "real interest" (141)?

(see the answer key)

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