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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When the musical phrase continues to repeat in Florence's mind, of how many notes does the phrase consist?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

4. Edward believes that if he had won any of the tennis matches against Geoffrey, what would have occurred?
(a) He would have been knocked down by Geoffrey.
(b) He would have had to wait another year to marry Florence.
(c) Florence would have never forgiven him.
(d) He would never have been allowed to see Florence again.

5. To what type of factory does Geoffrey take Edward when thinking about giving Edward a job in his firm?
(a) A paper towel factory.
(b) A transformer factory.
(c) A scientific instruments factory.
(d) A cotton ball factory.

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

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

8. 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) Irony.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Understatement.

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

10. When Florence whispers her feeling to Edward, she thinks that her words hiss "in her mouth like those of a" (103) what?
(a) A carnival barker.
(b) A puff adder.
(c) A stage villain.
(d) Spurned lover.

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

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

13. Of what material are Florence's wedding night panties comprised?
(a) Nylon.
(b) Muslin.
(c) Silk.
(d) Cotton.

14. What element is NOT present within the view out of the open window in the honeymoon suite?
(a) The sea.
(b) The woodland.
(c) The town square.
(d) The hotel lawn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Florence asks Edward if he wants to know a secret, she tells him that she is feeling what emotion?

2. Florence feels "the peculiar unshared flavor of her own existence" when she thinks of which element in her life?

3. In what month and year does Edward say his last fightfight occurred?

4. When Edward thinks about the short biographies he wants to write, which publisher does he imagine publishing his works?

5. For what new purpose does Violet want to use the family's unused garage?

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