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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. How many toasts does Geoffrey propose during the engagement celebration lunch?
(a) A dozen.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Half a dozen.

2. What emotion does Geoffrey exude every time Edward gets a point during their tennis matches?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Fury.
(c) Alarm.
(d) Disappointment.

3. What breakfast food does Edward encounter at Florence's house that previously he had known "only from a James Bond novel" (144)?
(a) Yogurt.
(b) Eggs Benedict.
(c) Waffles.
(d) Porridge.

4. What does Florence do when Edward asks her to keep still while he is trying to unzip her dress?
(a) She leaps out of bed.
(b) She freezes.
(c) She whimpers.
(d) She shoves him away.

5. Edward is said to have accepted Geoffrey's job offer more out of what emotion than of any "real interest" (141)?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Politeness.
(d) Desperation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Florence runs from the bedroom and out the door after the couple's first calamitous sexual experience, where does she ultimately end up in her desperate attempt to run away from the situation?

2. A symphony by which composer is playing on the stereophonic record player the first time Edward tells Florence that he loves her?

3. What is the name of Florence's string quartet?

4. What article of clothing does Edward snatch from a chair as he rushes out to find Florence on the beach?

5. Once Edward decides that Florence had known all along of her hatred for sexual contact, what does he decide next?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the fact of Florence's childhood sexual abuse again underscored by the author during the scene of Florence and Edward's wedding night sexual mishap?

2. What does the narrator mean when writing about Florence, "It helped her to settle on the basics, and she spelled them out for herself in stupid clarity" (105)?

3. For what reason does Florence ask Edward to tell her "something" as they are getting ready to consummate their marriage (125)?

4. What evidence is given for the assertion that Marjorie likes Florence?

5. What qualities of fistfights appeal to Edward?

6. How does Edward's analysis of the situation with Harold Mather change over a matter of weeks?

7. What is the symbolism of the pants Edward holds in his hands after Florence flees the honeymoon suite?

8. For what reason does Edward, upon being left in the honeymoon suite by himself, conjure up memories of his good times with Florence?

9. How is irony present within the narrator's statement that "It crossed Edward's mind, barely seriously, that he was rather too keen to give his daughter away" (140)?

10. How is irony employed within the narrator's portrayal of Edward's struggle to unzip Florence's dress?

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