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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Florence likens her one moment of stirring sensual passion to what historical event?
(a) The nuclear disarmament protest in Trafalgar Square in 1959.
(b) The Boer War.
(c) The Battle of Hastings.
(d) The Great London Fire of 1666.

2. What object does Florence use to frantically wipe herself off after the calamity of the couple's first sexual experience?
(a) A robe.
(b) A pillow.
(c) Her dress.
(d) A sheet.

3. When Edward thinks about the short biographies he wants to write, which publisher does he imagine publishing his works?
(a) Harcourt Mifflin.
(b) Penguin Books.
(c) Doubleday.
(d) Little, Brown, and Company.

4. What item of Harold Mather's gets broken when he is bullied by a passerby in Soho?
(a) His backpack strap.
(b) His stein.
(c) His glasses.
(d) His magnifying glass.

5. When Edward thinks of his future daughter with Florence becoming a musician, which instrument does he not "entirely rule out" (153)?
(a) Xylophone.
(b) Piccolo.
(c) Drums.
(d) Electric guitar.

6. 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) Irony.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Simile.
(d) Allusion.

7. How many toasts does Geoffrey propose during the engagement celebration lunch?
(a) A dozen.
(b) Three.
(c) Half a dozen.
(d) One.

8. 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.

9. On what street are Harold Mather and Edward walking when Harold Mather is struck?
(a) Old Camby Street.
(b) Old Compton Street.
(c) Old Heretic Street.
(d) Old Hereford Street.

10. Which musician's records does Edward try to make Florence love without success?
(a) Muddy Waters.
(b) Chuck Berry.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Fats Domino.

11. What instrument does Florence believe her sister Ruth plays "abysmally" (101)?
(a) The piano.
(b) The violin.
(c) The cello.
(d) The viola.

12. How old is Edward's father Geoffrey when Edward is courting Florence?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 45.
(d) 55.

13. What color is Florence's going-away dress that she changes into after the wedding?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

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

15. 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?
(a) Down the beach.
(b) Back inside the honeymoon suite.
(c) Around the side of the hotel.
(d) On the mossy lawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the musical phrase continues to repeat in Florence's mind, of how many notes does the phrase consist?

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

3. Whenever Edward gets a point in the tennis matches against Geoffrey, Geoffrey mutters a lecture that Edward thinks involves what?

4. The narrator states that prior to eating with Florence's family, Edward had no experience with any cheese besides what type?

5. Edward is said to have accepted Geoffrey's job offer more out of what emotion than of any "real interest" (141)?

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