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

2. Edward's mother Marjorie will not approach him if she sees him holding what object?
(a) A plate of food.
(b) A book.
(c) His cat.
(d) A gun.

3. The narrator reveals that Florence and Edward "regarded themselves as too" what "to believe in destiny" (45)?
(a) Religious.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Sophisticated.
(d) Smart.

4. Near what landmark is Florence's college located?
(a) The Albert Hall.
(b) Trafalgar Square.
(c) Big Ben.
(d) The Tower of London.

5. Florence describes Edward as virtually the only man she has ever met who does not engage in what practice?
(a) Spitting.
(b) Swearing.
(c) Golfing.
(d) Smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT named as an example of Florence's clumsy nature?

2. What college does Edward attend?

3. What kind of music is performed at the venue called the Hundred Club?

4. What body of water does Chesil Beach border?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the sole location that Florence and Edward determine is the only instance when they were in the same place at the same time before meeting?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. How is the theme of misunderstanding portrayed within the narrator's explanation of Edward's mistaking Florence's shyness "for a form of coyness" (25)?

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

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