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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Edward when he marries Florence?
(a) 28.
(b) 26.
(c) 24.
(d) 22.

2. What verb does Florence's mother, Violet, use to describe Florence's violin playing?
(a) Screeching.
(b) Moaning.
(c) Singing.
(d) Praying.

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

4. What is Florence's IQ?
(a) 152.
(b) 160.
(c) 144.
(d) 136.

5. What does the narrator describe as the result of Florence's infrequent episodes of showing affection to her father Geoffrey?
(a) Her father leaves her alone for a few weeks.
(b) She is given everything she wants for a few weeks.
(c) Her mother becomes jealous and mistreats her.
(d) She loathes herself later.

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

7. What image is on the paperback guide that Florence relies upon for information about sex?
(a) A garden with hovering birds and bees.
(b) Cupid.
(c) Two hearts.
(d) Two stick figures holding hands.

8. What item does Edward always keep in his jacket pocket?
(a) A paperback book.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A letter opener.
(d) A bottle opener.

9. On the day Edward meets Florence, what vehicle does he use to get to the train station?
(a) A truck.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A motorcycle.

10. What is NOT one of Florence's duties in her part-time job at Wigmore Hall?
(a) Opening the door as the artists leave the stage.
(b) Making tea for the performers.
(c) Selling tickets.
(d) Turning pages for the pianists.

11. What is Florence's nervous habit?
(a) She blinks rapidly.
(b) She raises her hand to her forehead to sweep away an imaginary hair.
(c) She crosses and recrosses her legs.
(d) She cracks her knuckles.

12. What does Florence do as a result of reading the words, "At B attack!" on the Amadeus Quartet's performance notes?
(a) She forms her own string quartet.
(b) She decides to start composing music.
(c) She delivers her resignation to the dean.
(d) She changes her major.

13. What item does Florence wear when she practices her scales that causes Edward to dream of a future daughter they might have together?
(a) Hair curlers.
(b) Spectacles.
(c) A baseball cap.
(d) A headband.

14. What is NOT named as an example of Florence's clumsy nature?
(a) Knocking things over.
(b) Stubbing her toe.
(c) Falling down stairs.
(d) Bumping her head.

15. During what decade does the couple's wedding take place?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1930s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Florence flirtatiously accept from Edward during their wedding night dinner at the hotel?

2. Under what type of tree does Edward always read in order to stay out of his mother's reach during his visits home?

3. With whom does Edward lodge during his college years?

4. What body of water does Chesil Beach border?

5. What is the main course of Florence and Edward's wedding night dinner in the honeymoon suite?

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