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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. When writing his dissertation about dynamic people, Edward discovers that even what element of life brings "little happiness" (15)?
(a) Sex.
(b) Philanthropy.
(c) Success.
(d) Money.

2. On the day Edward meets Florence, what vehicle does he use to get to the train station?
(a) A truck.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A taxi.

3. What is Florence's IQ?
(a) 160.
(b) 144.
(c) 152.
(d) 136.

4. For how long does Edward abstain from masturbation before his wedding?
(a) Over a month.
(b) Over a day.
(c) Over a fortnight.
(d) Over a week.

5. Which composer is NOT listed among Florence's favorites?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Brahms.
(c) Schumann.
(d) Bach.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what subject does Edward earn his first degree?

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

3. In what area is Edward's childhood home located?

4. Florence describes Edward as virtually the only man she has ever met who does not engage in what practice?

5. How old is Florence when her father Geoffrey takes her on each of the two boat trips to Carteret?

Short Essay Questions

1. What legend exists about the shingle on Chesil Beach and how does it inform the couple's plans?

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

3. What distinction does the narrator make between Florence's wedding night anxieties and Edward's wedding night anxieties?

4. What is the author's purpose for including the detail that on the cover of Florence's paperback guide for brides is "portrayed two smiling bug-eyed matchstick figures holding hands, drawn clumsily in white chalk, as though by an innocent child" (12)?

5. What is the event that galvanizes Edward's determination to marry Florence?

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

7. How does the author use historical context in order to shed light on Florence and Edward's behavior during their wedding night dinner?

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

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