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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year of college does Florence secure a job backstage at Wigmore Hall?
(a) Her third.
(b) Her second.
(c) Her first.
(d) Her fourth.

2. The narrator names Edward's "one serious unphysical pastime" as what?
(a) Playing poker.
(b) Playing the violin.
(c) Listening to music.
(d) Reading.

3. The narrator states that for Florence, "even their happiest moments, there was always the accusing shadow, the barely hidden gloom of" (178) Edward's what?
(a) Childhood.
(b) Greed.
(c) Dissatisfaction.
(d) Unfulfillment.

4. What is Florence's sole source of information about sex?
(a) A single day's lesson in health class.
(b) Nature television programs.
(c) Her mother's three-minute talk.
(d) A paperback guide for new brides.

5. What is Edward's IQ?
(a) 144.
(b) 136.
(c) 160.
(d) 135.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Florence and Edward had earlier planned to visit this part of the beach after dinner in the honeymoon suite, what activity had they planned to do?

3. Every room in Florence's childhood home is painted in what color?

4. What is the name of Florence's string quartet?

5. When Florence whispers her feeling to Edward, she thinks that her words hiss "in her mouth like those of a" (103) what?

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