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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 article of clothing does Edward snatch from a chair as he rushes out to find Florence on the beach?
(a) His scarf.
(b) His boots.
(c) His hat.
(d) His jacket.

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

3. What is the main reason that Edward accepts Florence's invitation to attend a quartet rehearsal?
(a) He wants to investigate whether the cellist is a threat.
(b) He wants to investigate whether the violist is a threat.
(c) He wants to investigate whether the bassist is a threat.
(d) He wants to investigate whether the violinist is a threat.

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

5. When Edward is sincerely moved by the music during the string quartet's rehearsal, what promise does Florence make to Edward?
(a) That she will pay him back for his kindness.
(b) That when her quartet plays Wigmore Hall, they will play the quintet just for Edward.
(c) That she will love Edward forever.
(d) That she will do her best to be a good wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edward first touches Florence's inner thigh, he finds it to be "surprisingly" (109) what?

2. What is NOT presented as a possible cause of the "sound of several waves breaking in succession" (102)?

3. In what month does Edward write a formal letter to Florence's parents, announcing his intention to marry their daughter?

4. According to Edward's father, Edward's early childhood "had been marked by" (112) what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Harold Mather and what is the significance of his character?

2. What event precipitates Edward's declaration of love to Florence and why does it mean so much to Florence?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. 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)?

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

10. 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?

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