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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 day.
(b) Over a month.
(c) Over a week.
(d) Over a fortnight.

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

3. What does Florence do as a result of reading the words, "At B attack!" on the Amadeus Quartet's performance notes?
(a) She forms her own string quartet.
(b) She changes her major.
(c) She decides to start composing music.
(d) She delivers her resignation to the dean.

4. What verb does Florence's mother, Violet, use to describe Florence's violin playing?
(a) Moaning.
(b) Screeching.
(c) Praying.
(d) Singing.

5. What is Florence's sole source of information about sex?
(a) A paperback guide for new brides.
(b) Her mother's three-minute talk.
(c) Nature television programs.
(d) A single day's lesson in health class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Edward always keep in his jacket pocket?

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

3. To what city does Edward ultimately take the train on the day he meets Florence?

4. For how many miles does Chesil Beach stretch along the coast?

5. With whom does Edward lodge during his college years?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What phenomenon does Florence witness when it comes to girls her age getting boyfriends and how does her realization shape her behavior?

5. 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?

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

7. What is the result of Edward's suggestion that the couple go downstairs to listen to the news on the radio properly?

8. What technique does Florence use in order to conceal her feelings from her family?

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

10. 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?

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