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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 color are Edward's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Blue.

2. What is NOT listed among the actions Geoffrey takes that show he is never truly relaxed?
(a) He jiggles his knee up and down as he speaks.
(b) He grinds his teeth.
(c) He balances himself on the edge of his seat.
(d) He wiggles his toes inside his sandals.

3. A musical phrase by what composer repeats in Florence's head over and over as she approaches the bed with Edward?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Bach.

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

5. Florence feels "the peculiar unshared flavor of her own existence" when she thinks of which element in her life?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her marriage.
(c) Her job.
(d) Her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Geoffrey exude every time Edward gets a point during their tennis matches?

2. What literary device is employed in the narrator's statement that for Florence, "It was torture to remain in the room with someone who knew her like this" (131)?

3. When Edward thinks about the short biographies he wants to write, which publisher does he imagine publishing his works?

4. Which of Florence's family members usually helps her with tricky clasps when she is at home?

5. What emotion does Edward finally realize Harold Mather is experiencing in relation to Edward's treatment of the bully?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator name as Edward's main source of information about women?

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

3. What is the significance of Edward's move to yank his tie off and to unbutton his shirt with his other hand as he approaches the bed?

4. What does Edward say would likely have happened if he had beaten Geoffrey in a tennis match?

5. What observations does Edward provide about the relationship between Geoffey and his daughter Florence?

6. What is the significance of Geoffrey's behavior on the tennis courts during the tennis matches with Edward?

7. 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)?

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

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

10. What is the author's purpose for introducing Edward's memory about the combine harvester?

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