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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 NOT one of the jobs Edward volunteers to do for Violet's family during the summer of 1961?
(a) Driving loads of junk to the dump.
(b) Chauffeuring Violet around.
(c) Splitting cords of firewood.
(d) Cleaning their swimming pool.

2. When Edward thinks about the short biographies he wants to write, which publisher does he imagine publishing his works?
(a) Little, Brown, and Company.
(b) Penguin Books.
(c) Doubleday.
(d) Harcourt Mifflin.

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

4. The narrator states that prior to eating with Florence's family, Edward had no experience with any cheese besides what type?
(a) Cheddar.
(b) Havarti.
(c) Gouda.
(d) Swiss.

5. What does Florence notice happens after a girlfriend starts going steady with another student?
(a) She vanishes socially.
(b) She gets married within the year.
(c) Her social status rises.
(d) Her grades fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Florence describes Edward as virtually the only man she has ever met who does not engage in what practice?

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

3. To what type of factory does Geoffrey take Edward when thinking about giving Edward a job in his firm?

4. What emotion horrifies Florence when she detects it within Edward's request for her to keep still?

5. For what reason does Florence say she is unable to talk to her sister about her marital questions?

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