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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. A symphony by which composer is playing on the stereophonic record player the first time Edward tells Florence that he loves her?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Brahms.
(c) Bach.
(d) Schumann.

3. When Edward stays at Florence's house prior to their marriage, what is the room called where Edward always sleeps?
(a) The guest room.
(b) The drawing room.
(c) The small room.
(d) The salon.

4. 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) Gin and tonics.
(b) Martinis.
(c) Old fashioneds.
(d) Margaritas.

5. When Edward first touches Florence's inner thigh, he finds it to be "surprisingly" (109) what?
(a) Smooth.
(b) Cool.
(c) Hot.
(d) Plump.

6. The narrator states that if Edward were to believe that Florence were "terrified of him" (119), then what would happen?
(a) He would be able to be more open.
(b) Then she would have to explain.
(c) He would know what to do.
(d) He would be unable to act.

7. What is NOT listed among the actions Geoffrey takes that show he is never truly relaxed?
(a) He grinds his teeth.
(b) He jiggles his knee up and down as he speaks.
(c) He wiggles his toes inside his sandals.
(d) He balances himself on the edge of his seat.

8. What emotion horrifies Florence when she detects it within Edward's request for her to keep still?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Malaise.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Agitation.

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

10. Whenever Edward gets a point in the tennis matches against Geoffrey, Geoffrey mutters a lecture that Edward thinks involves what?
(a) Threats of violence against God.
(b) Threats of violence against Violet.
(c) Threats of violence against himself.
(d) Threats of violence against Edward.

11. What is NOT listed as a feature of Florence's childhood home?
(a) A library.
(b) A garden.
(c) A croquet court.
(d) An Olympic-sized pool.

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

13. When Edward is sincerely moved by the music during the string quartet's rehearsal, what promise does Florence make to Edward?
(a) That she will pay him back for his kindness.
(b) That when her quartet plays Wigmore Hall, they will play the quintet just for Edward.
(c) That she will love Edward forever.
(d) That she will do her best to be a good wife.

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

15. A musical phrase by what composer repeats in Florence's head over and over as she approaches the bed with Edward?
(a) Bach.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Brahms.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Edward's father, Edward's early childhood "had been marked by" (112) what?

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

3. Which of Florence's family members usually helps her with tricky clasps when she is at home?

4. What item of Harold Mather's gets broken when he is bullied by a passerby in Soho?

5. What breakfast food does Edward encounter at Florence's house that previously he had known "only from a James Bond novel" (144)?

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