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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Under what type of tree does Edward always read in order to stay out of his mother's reach during his visits home?
(a) An elm tree.
(b) A birch tree.
(c) A maple tree.
(d) An oak tree.

7. At what sport had Florence been adept in "her school sports days" (17)?
(a) Javelin.
(b) Hurdles.
(c) Discus.
(d) Shot put.

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

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

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

11. What kind of beach is Chesil Beach?
(a) An estuary.
(b) A pebble beach.
(c) A black sand beach.
(d) A golden sand beach.

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

13. The narrator reveals that Florence and Edward "regarded themselves as too" what "to believe in destiny" (45)?
(a) Smart.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Sophisticated.
(d) Religious.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason is Florence "an old hand" (3) at traveling?

2. The narrator names Edward's "one serious unphysical pastime" as what?

3. What college does Florence attend?

4. When Florence and Edward are briefly alone during their wedding night dinner, what phrase does Edward whisper "for the hundredth time that day" (14)?

5. How old is Florence when her father Geoffrey takes her on each of the two boat trips to Carteret?

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