1. How is the cellist in Florence's string quartet different from the other quartet members?
(a) She has long hair.
(b) She is blind.
(c) He is a man.
(d) He does not know how to read music.

2. What is the name of Florence's father Geoffrey's boat?
(a) Candy Slice.
(b) Cinnamon Stick.
(c) Sugar Plum.
(d) Melon Ball.

3. What is Florence's sole source of information about sex?
(a) A single day's lesson in health class.
(b) Her mother's three-minute talk.
(c) Nature television programs.
(d) A paperback guide for new brides.

4. What is Florence's IQ?
(a) 152.
(b) 136.
(c) 160.
(d) 144.

5. What body of water does Chesil Beach border?
(a) The English Channel.
(b) The Thames.
(c) Lake Windermere.
(d) The River Trent.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. In what month does Edward write a formal letter to Florence's parents, announcing his intention to marry their daughter?

3. Edward mistakes the inner turmoil causing Florence's leg muscle spasm for what other emotion?

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

5. When Edward plans to write a series of short biographies, whom does he choose as his first subject?

(see the answer key)

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