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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the cellist in Florence's string quartet different from the other quartet members?
(a) He does not know how to read music.
(b) She is blind.
(c) She has long hair.
(d) He is a man.

2. When the musical phrase continues to repeat in Florence's mind, of how many notes does the phrase consist?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

3. What is NOT presented as a possible cause of the "sound of several waves breaking in succession" (102)?
(a) A sudden shift in the tide.
(b) A sudden shift in the wind.
(c) The incoming tide.
(d) The wake of a passing ship.

4. What body of water does Chesil Beach border?
(a) The Thames.
(b) The River Trent.
(c) Lake Windermere.
(d) The English Channel.

5. How many people are said to have attended the same protest in Trafalgar Square that had been attended by both Florence and Edward?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 1,600.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vague intention does Edward have when he arrives at the train station on the day he meets Florence?

2. When Florence asks Edward if he wants to know a secret, she tells him that she is feeling what emotion?

3. When writing his dissertation about dynamic people, Edward discovers that even what element of life brings "little happiness" (15)?

4. What does Florence do as a result of reading the words, "At B attack!" on the Amadeus Quartet's performance notes?

5. When Edward first touches Florence's inner thigh, he finds it to be "surprisingly" (109) what?

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