3. What aspect of Florence and Edward's childhoods do they most like to discuss?
(a) Shared favorite games and toys.
(b) Their respective imaginary friends.
(c) The mistakes their parents had made.
(d) The carefree joy of childhood.

4. When Edward is sincerely moved by the music during the string quartet's rehearsal, what promise does Florence make to Edward?
(a) That she will pay him back for his kindness.
(b) That when her quartet plays Wigmore Hall, they will play the quintet just for Edward.
(c) That she will do her best to be a good wife.
(d) That she will love Edward forever.

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) Allusion.
(d) Understatement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a quality Edward lists among the qualities of Harold Mather's that would have made Harold the perfect victim at Edward's grammar school?

2. The view from Edward's room in Florence's house features what element?

3. On the day Edward meets Florence, what vehicle does he use to get to the train station?

4. At what location is Edward when he writes a formal letter to Florence's parents declaring his intention to marry their daughter?

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

(see the answer key)

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