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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does the narrator give for both Florence and Edward's lack of hunger on the night after their wedding?
(a) The couple is too nervous about consummating their marriage.
(b) The wedding lunch had been large.
(c) The couple is too excited for the move into their new home the following week.
(d) The hotel dinner is unappetizing.

2. Florence describes Edward as virtually the only man she has ever met who does not engage in what practice?
(a) Swearing.
(b) Spitting.
(c) Golfing.
(d) Smoking.

3. In what year do Florence and Edward both go off to college?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1958.

4. When Edward plans to write a series of short biographies, whom does he choose as his first subject?
(a) Attila the Hun.
(b) Genghis Khan.
(c) Marie Antoinette.
(d) Sir Robert Carey.

5. What kind of beach is Chesil Beach?
(a) A pebble beach.
(b) A black sand beach.
(c) An estuary.
(d) A golden sand beach.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Florence notice happens after a girlfriend starts going steady with another student?

3. What college does Edward attend?

4. What is Florence's IQ?

5. For what reason does Florence say she is unable to talk to her sister about her marital questions?

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