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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near what landmark is Florence's college located?
(a) Trafalgar Square.
(b) Big Ben.
(c) The Albert Hall.
(d) The Tower of London.

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

3. What college does Edward attend?
(a) Oxford.
(b) University College.
(c) Yale.
(d) The Royal College of Music.

4. 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) Her mother becomes jealous and mistreats her.
(c) She is given everything she wants for a few weeks.
(d) She loathes herself later.

5. What color are Edward's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Hazel.

6. In what year do Florence and Edward both attend the same protest in Trafalgar Square?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1949.

7. Which department at Edward's college is rumored to be excitingly progressive?
(a) English.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) History.
(d) Sociology.

8. For how many miles does Chesil Beach stretch along the coast?
(a) 18.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

9. What does Edward do with Florence's hand in the movie theater that causes Florence to leap out of her seat?
(a) He places her hand on her own breast.
(b) He plunges her hand between his legs.
(c) He sucks on her finger.
(d) He kisses her palm.

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

11. How does Florence feel about the prospect of having children?
(a) She is worried that she will engage in the same types of abuse to which she had been subjected.
(b) She does not think she would make a good mother.
(c) She thinks that she would love being pregnant by Edward.
(d) She fears the prospect of childbirth.

12. What is NOT listed among the outdated beliefs about masturbation when the narrator is explaining Edward's feelings about engaging in the practice?
(a) Masturbation is detectable due to the appearance of the person engaging in it.
(b) Masturbation causes hair to grow on one's palms.
(c) Masturbation is sinful.
(d) Masturbation causes blindness.

13. In what subject does Edward earn his first degree?
(a) French.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Biology.
(d) History.

14. What is the name of Florence's younger sister?
(a) Emily.
(b) Hailey.
(c) Christiana.
(d) Ruth.

15. In what year do Florence and Edward both go off to college?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of Florence's duties in her part-time job at Wigmore Hall?

2. When Edward plans to write a series of short biographies, whom does he choose as his first subject?

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

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

5. Florence and Edward's wedding takes place at what location?

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