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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Edward first touches Florence's inner thigh, he finds it to be "surprisingly" (109) what?
(a) Cool.
(b) Hot.
(c) Plump.
(d) Smooth.

2. A musical phrase by what composer repeats in Florence's head over and over as she approaches the bed with Edward?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Bach.
(c) Brahms.
(d) Beethoven.

3. What is Florence's nervous habit?
(a) She crosses and recrosses her legs.
(b) She cracks her knuckles.
(c) She blinks rapidly.
(d) She raises her hand to her forehead to sweep away an imaginary hair.

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

5. 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) Simile.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Allusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what subject does Edward become obsessed during the summer he meets Florence?

2. For how many miles does Chesil Beach stretch along the coast?

3. In what subject does Edward earn his first degree?

4. What aspect of Florence and Edward's childhoods do they most like to discuss?

5. What color is Florence's going-away dress that she changes into after the wedding?

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