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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason do Florence and Edward arrive well before anyone else at the string quartet's rehearsal?
(a) Because the trolley arrives on every half hour.
(b) So Florence can give Edward a tour of the hall.
(c) So Florence can tune her instrument.
(d) So they can share a kiss before the rehearsal begins.

2. How many toasts does Geoffrey propose during the engagement celebration lunch?
(a) Three.
(b) Half a dozen.
(c) One.
(d) A dozen.

3. The narrator states that if Edward were to believe that Florence were "terrified of him" (119), then what would happen?
(a) He would be unable to act.
(b) He would know what to do.
(c) He would be able to be more open.
(d) Then she would have to explain.

4. For what reason is Florence "an old hand" (3) at traveling?
(a) She was in the Peace Corps prior to marrying Edward.
(b) She used to travel with her mother.
(c) Her family moved a great deal when she was young.
(d) She used to travel with her father.

5. Once Edward decides that Florence had known all along of her hatred for sexual contact, what does he decide next?
(a) That he will never agree to go to counseling with her.
(b) That he will never forgive her.
(c) That Florence has been lying to him.
(d) That he will be patient and give her what she needs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Florence feels "the peculiar unshared flavor of her own existence" when she thinks of which element in her life?

2. The narrator reports that when Edward stares at Florence, she does not take what action that every other girl takes when he stares at them?

3. What had NOT been on the list of Edward and Florence's fears in regard to their parents' behavior at the wedding?

4. When Florence and Edward are briefly alone during their wedding night dinner, what phrase does Edward whisper "for the hundredth time that day" (14)?

5. When Edward first touches Florence's inner thigh, he finds it to be "surprisingly" (109) what?

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