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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edward is described by the narrator as being what kind of tennis player?
(a) Terrible.
(b) Good.
(c) Mediocre.
(d) Great.

2. What color are Edward's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Hazel.

3. What verb does Florence's mother, Violet, use to describe Florence's violin playing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Screeching.
(c) Moaning.
(d) Praying.

4. Florence realizes that the object she had seen Edward carrying is actually what item?
(a) A bottle of champagne.
(b) A jacket.
(c) A book.
(d) A pair of binoculars.

5. When Florence and Edward are briefly alone during their wedding night dinner, what phrase does Edward whisper "for the hundredth time that day" (14)?
(a) What a glorious day.
(b) My dear wife.
(c) Huzzah.
(d) I love you.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that if Edward were to believe that Florence were "terrified of him" (119), then what would happen?

2. On what street are Harold Mather and Edward walking when Harold Mather is struck?

3. Which musician's records does Edward try to make Florence love without success?

4. The narrator reveals that Florence and Edward "regarded themselves as too" what "to believe in destiny" (45)?

5. What is the name of Florence's string quartet?

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