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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that when Edward first sees Florence, the lighting makes her face resemble a what?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A shimmering vision.
(c) A carved mask.
(d) A porcelain doll.

2. The first sentence does NOT describe the narrative's main couple by using which description?
(a) Educated.
(b) Rich.
(c) Virginal.
(d) Young.

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

4. What is Florence wearing when Edward sees her for the first time?
(a) A blue pantsuit.
(b) A white cotton dress.
(c) A floppy hat.
(d) A purple muslin dress.

5. When Florence and Edward are briefly alone during their wedding night dinner, what phrase does Edward whisper "for the hundredth time that day" (14)?
(a) My dear wife.
(b) Huzzah.
(c) I love you.
(d) What a glorious day.

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

7. When Edward wonders whether he should find a proper job instead of pursuing his writing, what job does he imagine taking?
(a) History professor at a university.
(b) History teacher at a high school.
(c) History teacher at a middle school.
(d) History teacher at a grammar school.

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

9. How old is Florence when she marries Edward?
(a) 19.
(b) 24.
(c) 22.
(d) 26.

10. What is NOT one of Florence's favorite actions that the other girls at her hostel take?
(a) They meet every morning for prayers.
(b) They celebrate the other girls' birthdays.
(c) They are kind.
(d) They bring blankets and fruit to ill girls.

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

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

13. With whom does Edward lodge during his college years?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His fraternity brothers.
(c) His sister.
(d) His parents.

14. The narrator reports that when Edward stares at Florence, she does not take what action that every other girl takes when he stares at them?
(a) She does not frown at him.
(b) She does not leave the room.
(c) She does not look away.
(d) She does not look back at him coyly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of beach is Chesil Beach?

3. What is NOT named as an example of Florence's clumsy nature?

4. What word brings to Florence's mind "nothing but pain, flesh parted before a knife" (8)?

5. How old is Edward when he marries Florence?

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