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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. 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?
(a) Down the beach.
(b) Around the side of the hotel.
(c) On the mossy lawn.
(d) Back inside the honeymoon suite.

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

3. What color is Florence's going-away dress that she changes into after the wedding?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

4. Who is the leader of Florence's quartet?
(a) Cedric.
(b) Florence.
(c) Bastian.
(d) Angela.

5. What emotion does Edward finally realize Harold Mather is experiencing in relation to Edward's treatment of the bully?
(a) Wounded pride.
(b) Awe.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Embarrassment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Edward's father Geoffrey when Edward is courting Florence?

2. What object does Florence use to frantically wipe herself off after the calamity of the couple's first sexual experience?

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

4. For what new purpose does Violet want to use the family's unused garage?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When the narrator asks what is stopping the couple from joyously and freely moving to consummate their marriage, what is the narrator's provided reply?

2. What is the significance of Florence's unfamiliarity with the names of birds and of plants?

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

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

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

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

7. What qualities of fistfights appeal to Edward?

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

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

10. 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)?

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