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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Florence asks Edward if he wants to know a secret, she tells him that she is feeling what emotion?
(a) Fear.
(b) Elation.
(c) Regret.
(d) Confusion.

2. On the day Edward meets Florence, what vehicle does he use to get to the train station?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A truck.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A taxi.

3. Because Florence does not know how to speak to Edward about their sexual problem, she allows him to make what inane subject the focus of their argument on the beach?
(a) Luck.
(b) Money.
(c) Fame.
(d) Children.

4. The narrator reports that when Edward stares at Florence, she does not take what action that every other girl takes when he stares at them?
(a) She does not leave the room.
(b) She does not look away.
(c) She does not look back at him coyly.
(d) She does not frown at him.

5. The narrator states that when Edward first sees Florence, the lighting makes her face resemble a what?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A porcelain doll.
(c) A shimmering vision.
(d) A carved mask.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that for Florence, "even their happiest moments, there was always the accusing shadow, the barely hidden gloom of" (178) Edward's what?

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

3. 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)?

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

5. In what area is Edward's childhood home located?

(see the answer key)

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