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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month and year does Edward say his last fightfight occurred?
(a) May of 1967.
(b) August of 1958.
(c) January of 1961.
(d) March of 1965.

2. Edward is permitted to lie on Florence's bed as long as it is daytime and she is doing what activity?
(a) Sitting at the desk.
(b) Practicing the violin.
(c) Painting.
(d) Practicing the piano.

3. Edward feels that to not get undressed before the consummation of his and Florence's marriage would be what?
(a) Depressing, a bad omen, and fateful.
(b) Ridiculous, rude, and inexcusable.
(c) Unsensual, gross, and impolite.
(d) Foolhardy, risky, and frightening.

4. What literary device is employed in the narrator's statement that for Florence, "It was torture to remain in the room with someone who knew her like this" (131)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Irony.

5. If Edward is at Florence's house when Geoffrey comes home from work, what type of drink does Geoffrey make for both of them?
(a) Margaritas.
(b) Old fashioneds.
(c) Martinis.
(d) Gin and tonics.

6. Florence feels "the peculiar unshared flavor of her own existence" when she thinks of which element in her life?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her job.
(c) Her marriage.
(d) Her friends.

7. What is the name of Florence's string quartet?
(a) The Ellingham Quartet.
(b) The Elsinore Quartet.
(c) The Eldridge Quartet.
(d) The Ennismore Quartet.

8. The view from Edward's room in Florence's house features what element?
(a) A pond..
(b) A walled garden.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A grassland.

9. What is NOT presented as a possible cause of the "sound of several waves breaking in succession" (102)?
(a) The incoming tide.
(b) A sudden shift in the tide.
(c) A sudden shift in the wind.
(d) The wake of a passing ship.

10. Once Edward decides that Florence had known all along of her hatred for sexual contact, what does he decide next?
(a) That he will never agree to go to counseling with her.
(b) That he will never forgive her.
(c) That he will be patient and give her what she needs.
(d) That Florence has been lying to him.

11. In what season does Edward first tell Florence that he loves her?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

12. What emotion does Geoffrey exude every time Edward gets a point during their tennis matches?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Alarm.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Fury.

13. For what reason do Florence and Edward arrive well before anyone else at the string quartet's rehearsal?
(a) So Florence can tune her instrument.
(b) So Florence can give Edward a tour of the hall.
(c) So they can share a kiss before the rehearsal begins.
(d) Because the trolley arrives on every half hour.

14. How often does Florence's family's housekeeper come to their home?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Every weekday.
(c) Daily.
(d) Weekly.

15. What is the main reason that Edward accepts Florence's invitation to attend a quartet rehearsal?
(a) He wants to investigate whether the bassist is a threat.
(b) He wants to investigate whether the violinist is a threat.
(c) He wants to investigate whether the violist is a threat.
(d) He wants to investigate whether the cellist is a threat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many toasts does Geoffrey propose during the engagement celebration lunch?

2. Once Florence runs from the bedroom and out the door after the couple's first calamitous sexual experience, where does she ultimately end up in her desperate attempt to run away from the situation?

3. When Edward first touches Florence's inner thigh, he finds it to be "surprisingly" (109) what?

4. A musical phrase by what composer repeats in Florence's head over and over as she approaches the bed with Edward?

5. Edward believes that if he had won any of the tennis matches against Geoffrey, what would have occurred?

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