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

2. What is NOT presented as a possible cause of the "sound of several waves breaking in succession" (102)?
(a) A sudden shift in the wind.
(b) The wake of a passing ship.
(c) The incoming tide.
(d) A sudden shift in the tide.

3. Florence likens her one moment of stirring sensual passion to what historical event?
(a) The Battle of Hastings.
(b) The Boer War.
(c) The Great London Fire of 1666.
(d) The nuclear disarmament protest in Trafalgar Square in 1959.

4. In what month does Edward write a formal letter to Florence's parents, announcing his intention to marry their daughter?
(a) November.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) March.

5. When Florence asks Edward if he wants to know a secret, she tells him that she is feeling what emotion?
(a) Regret.
(b) Elation.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the main reason that Edward accepts Florence's invitation to attend a quartet rehearsal?

3. What element is NOT present within the view out of the open window in the honeymoon suite?

4. What does Florence do when Edward asks her to keep still while he is trying to unzip her dress?

5. What is NOT a quality Edward lists among the qualities of Harold Mather's that would have made Harold the perfect victim at Edward's grammar school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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)?

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