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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what type of tree does Edward always read in order to stay out of his mother's reach during his visits home?
(a) A maple tree.
(b) An oak tree.
(c) An elm tree.
(d) A birch tree.

2. The first sentence does NOT describe the narrative's main couple by using which description?
(a) Educated.
(b) Rich.
(c) Young.
(d) Virginal.

3. For what reason does Florence say she is unable to talk to her sister about her marital questions?
(a) Her sister is too young.
(b) Her sister will tell their mother everything that is said.
(c) Her sister is too old.
(d) Her sister has her own marital issues.

4. What is the name of Florence's younger sister?
(a) Christiana.
(b) Emily.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Hailey.

5. With what subject does Edward become obsessed during the summer he meets Florence?
(a) Mozart's death.
(b) Medieval cults.
(c) Economic recession.
(d) Geometry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Florence wear when she practices her scales that causes Edward to dream of a future daughter they might have together?

2. What word brings to Florence's mind "nothing but pain, flesh parted before a knife" (8)?

3. What is the name of Florence's father Geoffrey's boat?

4. Florence and Edward's wedding takes place at what location?

5. What item does Florence flirtatiously accept from Edward during their wedding night dinner at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Florence describe her mother Violet's use of physical affection?

2. What is the significance of Florence's feelings about the word "penetration"? (8)

3. In a rare moment of assertiveness, Florence tells her mother Violet that she is disappointed in her. What reason does she give for her disappointment?

4. What example does the author provide to support the claim that Florence has come to find life within her family home as unbearably oppressive?

5. What is the effect of Florence finding the penciled performance notes in the trash at the concert hall?

6. What beliefs does Edward draw from listening to blues music at the Hundred Club?

7. What is the symbolism of Edward's B- grade on his dissertation?

8. For what reasons does Florence say it is harder for her to contradict her father, Geoffrey, than it is for her to contradict her mother Violet?

9. How is irony employed within the narrator's description of the moment Edward asks Florence to marry him?

10. What is the significance of the "contradiction" (28) the author describes as living within Florence's soul from the moment Edward asks her to marry him?

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