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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what subject does Edward become obsessed during the summer he meets Florence?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Mozart's death.
(c) Medieval cults.
(d) Economic recession.

2. What is the main course of Florence and Edward's wedding night dinner in the honeymoon suite?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Beef.
(d) Eggplant.

3. What college does Edward attend?
(a) The Royal College of Music.
(b) Yale.
(c) Oxford.
(d) University College.

4. In what subject does Edward earn his first degree?
(a) History.
(b) Biology.
(c) French.
(d) Mathematics.

5. What item does Florence flirtatiously accept from Edward during their wedding night dinner at the hotel?
(a) A piece of melon.
(b) A sprig of parsley.
(c) A ring of pineapple.
(d) A cherry.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Every room in Florence's childhood home is painted in what color?

3. When Florence and Edward are briefly alone during their wedding night dinner, what phrase does Edward whisper "for the hundredth time that day" (14)?

4. 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?

5. What emotion does Geoffrey exude every time Edward gets a point during their tennis matches?

(see the answer key)

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