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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item does Edward always keep in his jacket pocket?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A bottle opener.
(c) A paperback book.
(d) A letter opener.

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

4. The narrator states that when Edward first sees Florence, the lighting makes her face resemble a what?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A carved mask.
(c) A shimmering vision.
(d) A porcelain doll.

5. Once Florence runs from the bedroom and out the door after the couple's first calamitous sexual experience, where does she ultimately end up in her desperate attempt to run away from the situation?
(a) Back inside the honeymoon suite.
(b) On the mossy lawn.
(c) Down the beach.
(d) Around the side of the hotel.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is NOT presented as a possible cause of the "sound of several waves breaking in succession" (102)?

(see the answer key)

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