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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vague intention does Edward have when he arrives at the train station on the day he meets Florence?
(a) To visit friends in London.
(b) To visit his grandmother in London.
(c) To visit Big Ben.
(d) To visit friends in Shrewesbury.

2. Whom does Florence name as the only person who had ever shown her physical affection in her childhood?
(a) Her father, Geoffrey.
(b) Her mother, Violet.
(c) A Scottish nanny.
(d) Her sister, Ruth.

3. Even though Florence "fears" (171) Edward as he is coming toward her on the beach, she decides not to run away due to what reason?
(a) She is desperate to apologize to Edward.
(b) She thinks Edward has probably already seen her.
(c) She feels that to run away would be too cruel.
(d) She feels that she must bear the brunt of the consequences of her actions.

4. 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) Harcourt Mifflin.
(d) Doubleday.

5. Edward's mother Marjorie will not approach him if she sees him holding what object?
(a) His cat.
(b) A plate of food.
(c) A book.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Edward always keep in his jacket pocket?

2. What is the name of Florence's younger sister?

3. The first sentence does NOT describe the narrative's main couple by using which description?

4. 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)?

5. At what sport had Florence been adept in "her school sports days" (17)?

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