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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary device is employed in the narrator's statement that for Florence, "It was torture to remain in the room with someone who knew her like this" (131)?
(a) Irony.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Simile.
(d) Allusion.

2. For what reason does Florence pause a moment and linger after speaking quietly to Edward on her way back to the hotel?
(a) She is watching the last moments of the sunset.
(b) She is hoping that her anger will lessen.
(c) She is hoping that Edward will grab her hand.
(d) She is waiting for Edward's reply.

3. Once Edward decides that Florence had known all along of her hatred for sexual contact, what does he decide next?
(a) That Florence has been lying to him.
(b) That he will be patient and give her what she needs.
(c) That he will never forgive her.
(d) That he will never agree to go to counseling with her.

4. What does Florence do as a result of reading the words, "At B attack!" on the Amadeus Quartet's performance notes?
(a) She changes her major.
(b) She decides to start composing music.
(c) She forms her own string quartet.
(d) She delivers her resignation to the dean.

5. What is NOT listed among the outdated beliefs about masturbation when the narrator is explaining Edward's feelings about engaging in the practice?
(a) Masturbation causes hair to grow on one's palms.
(b) Masturbation causes blindness.
(c) Masturbation is detectable due to the appearance of the person engaging in it.
(d) Masturbation is sinful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main reason that Edward accepts Florence's invitation to attend a quartet rehearsal?

2. What does Edward do with Florence's hand in the movie theater that causes Florence to leap out of her seat?

3. What is the amount of Geoffrey's wedding present to Florence and Edward?

4. Edward tells Florence that she carries "on as if it's" (175) what year?

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

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