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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What article of clothing does Edward snatch from a chair as he rushes out to find Florence on the beach?
(a) His jacket.
(b) His boots.
(c) His hat.
(d) His scarf.

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

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

4. In what month does Edward write a formal letter to Florence's parents, announcing his intention to marry their daughter?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) November.

5. What is NOT a sound Florence remembers hearing while "lying still" and "waiting" and feeling she is "in disgrace" (122) during her and her father's two-day boat crossing when she is 12 years old?
(a) The rattle of chains.
(b) The clink of keys.
(c) The clink of a belt unfastened.
(d) The rustle of clothes.

6. 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 Battle of Hastings.
(c) The Boer War.
(d) The Great London Fire of 1666.

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

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

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

10. How long does Edward say it had taken to repair the damage done by his sexual advance toward Florence in the movie theater?
(a) Days.
(b) Hours.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Months.

11. What does Florence do when Edward asks her to keep still while he is trying to unzip her dress?
(a) She shoves him away.
(b) She freezes.
(c) She leaps out of bed.
(d) She whimpers.

12. The narrator states that prior to eating with Florence's family, Edward had no experience with any cheese besides what type?
(a) Havarti.
(b) Swiss.
(c) Gouda.
(d) Cheddar.

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

14. After what element of the members' lives is the string quartet named?
(a) The address of the university.
(b) The address of the hostel.
(c) The address of the local pub.
(d) The address of the library.

15. When Geoffrey and Edward sit together in the garden at Florence's house, what subject do they always discuss?
(a) Love.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the possible reasons Edward lists for Florence's decision to marry him, after he has decided that Florence does not really love him?

2. Edward feels that to not get undressed before the consummation of his and Florence's marriage would be what?

3. What emotion horrifies Florence when she detects it within Edward's request for her to keep still?

4. What is the main reason that Edward accepts Florence's invitation to attend a quartet rehearsal?

5. When Florence whispers her feeling to Edward, she thinks that her words hiss "in her mouth like those of a" (103) what?

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