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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason is Florence "an old hand" (3) at traveling?
(a) She used to travel with her mother.
(b) She was in the Peace Corps prior to marrying Edward.
(c) She used to travel with her father.
(d) Her family moved a great deal when she was young.

2. How old is Edward's father Geoffrey when Edward is courting Florence?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 60.
(d) 55.

3. Whom does Florence name as the only person who had ever shown her physical affection in her childhood?
(a) Her sister, Ruth.
(b) Her mother, Violet.
(c) A Scottish nanny.
(d) Her father, Geoffrey.

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?
(a) The clink of keys.
(b) The clink of a belt unfastened.
(c) The rustle of clothes.
(d) The rattle of chains.

5. Against what object is Florence lying when Edward approaches her on the beach?
(a) A brick wall.
(b) A live tree.
(c) A fallen tree.
(d) A cement pillar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year do Florence and Edward both go off to college?

2. What does Edward do to the bully who strikes Harold Mather on the street?

3. Florence describes Edward as virtually the only man she has ever met who does not engage in what practice?

4. In what season does Edward first tell Florence that he loves her?

5. How old is Florence when she marries Edward?

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