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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. What reason does the narrator give for both Florence and Edward's lack of hunger on the night after their wedding?
(a) The couple is too nervous about consummating their marriage.
(b) The hotel dinner is unappetizing.
(c) The wedding lunch had been large.
(d) The couple is too excited for the move into their new home the following week.

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

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

4. What does Florence notice happens after a girlfriend starts going steady with another student?
(a) She vanishes socially.
(b) Her social status rises.
(c) She gets married within the year.
(d) Her grades fall.

5. What is NOT one of Florence's favorite actions that the other girls at her hostel take?
(a) They meet every morning for prayers.
(b) They celebrate the other girls' birthdays.
(c) They are kind.
(d) They bring blankets and fruit to ill girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many hours a day does Florence practice the violin during her college years?

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

3. What is Florence wearing when Edward sees her for the first time?

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

5. Which composer is NOT listed among Florence's favorites?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme of secrecy emerge within the narrator's statement about Edward's previous experiences in hotels?

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

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

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

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

6. How is foreshadowing present within the narrator's description of Florence's attitude toward arguments?

7. What does the television set symbolize within the narrative?

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

9. 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?

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

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