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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 excited for the move into their new home the following week.
(b) The hotel dinner is unappetizing.
(c) The wedding lunch had been large.
(d) The couple is too nervous about consummating their marriage.

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

4. What is NOT presented as a possible cause of the "sound of several waves breaking in succession" (102)?
(a) A sudden shift in the tide.
(b) The wake of a passing ship.
(c) A sudden shift in the wind.
(d) The incoming tide.

5. What emotion does Geoffrey exude every time Edward gets a point during their tennis matches?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Fury.
(c) Alarm.
(d) Jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

1. A musical phrase by what composer repeats in Florence's head over and over as she approaches the bed with Edward?

2. How old is Florence when her father Geoffrey takes her on each of the two boat trips to Carteret?

3. As Florence watches Edward come toward her on the beach, she wills him to perform what action?

4. What item does Florence wear when she practices her scales that causes Edward to dream of a future daughter they might have together?

5. After spending another hour by himself on the beach, Edward comes back to the hotel room to find that what event has taken place?

(see the answer key)

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