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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) To please her parents.
(b) For the sake of respectability.
(c) For a marvelous game.
(d) To make herself feel good.

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

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

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

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

7. Which of Florence's family members usually helps her with tricky clasps when she is at home?
(a) Violet.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Geoffrey.

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

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

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

11. What does Edward do to the bully who strikes Harold Mather on the street?
(a) He laughs at him.
(b) He pushes him to the ground.
(c) He grabs him by the throat and delivers a hard punch to his face.
(d) He shouts obscenities at him.

12. What breakfast food does Edward encounter at Florence's house that previously he had known "only from a James Bond novel" (144)?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Yogurt.
(c) Eggs Benedict.
(d) Porridge.

13. Edward is described by the narrator as being what kind of tennis player?
(a) Good.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Great.
(d) Mediocre.

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

15. At what location is Edward when he writes a formal letter to Florence's parents declaring his intention to marry their daughter?
(a) At his fraternity house.
(b) At Oxford.
(c) At Florence's home.
(d) At the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Florence likens her one moment of stirring sensual passion to what historical event?

2. What is NOT one feeling Florence immediately has about herself after the couple's first sexual experience goes awry?

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

4. Every room in Florence's childhood home is painted in what color?

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

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