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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. Of what material are Florence's wedding night panties comprised?
(a) Muslin.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Silk.
(d) Nylon.

2. When Florence whispers her feeling to Edward, she thinks that her words hiss "in her mouth like those of a" (103) what?
(a) A puff adder.
(b) Spurned lover.
(c) A stage villain.
(d) A carnival barker.

3. How old is Edward's father Geoffrey when Edward is courting Florence?
(a) 50.
(b) 55.
(c) 60.
(d) 45.

4. What is NOT a sound Florence remembers hearing while "lying still" and "waiting" and feeling she is "in disgrace" (122) during her and her father's two-day boat crossing when she is 12 years old?
(a) The clink of a belt unfastened.
(b) The rattle of chains.
(c) The rustle of clothes.
(d) The clink of keys.

5. What emotion horrifies Florence when she detects it within Edward's request for her to keep still?
(a) Agitation.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Malaise.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season does Edward first tell Florence that he loves her?

2. A musical phrase by what composer repeats in Florence's head over and over as she approaches the bed with Edward?

3. When the musical phrase continues to repeat in Florence's mind, of how many notes does the phrase consist?

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

5. In what month and year does Edward say his last fightfight occurred?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what reason does Florence tell Edward on their wedding night that she is scared about their first sexual experience?

3. What promises do Edward and Florence make to each other surrounding Wigmore Hall?

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

5. Why does Florence run down to the beach after the sexual mishap with Edward?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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