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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the bitter lesson Tom learns after his son is born?
(a) Lydia does not want him as much as he wants her.
(b) He does not want Lydia as much as he used to.
(c) He wants to be with other women.
(d) Lydia does not want him ever again.

2. What is the description of the relationship between Anna and William in this chapter?
(a) It is full of love and conflict.
(b) It is an equal partnership.
(c) It is carefree and loving.
(d) It is full of humor and longing.

3. What kind of teacher does Ursula dream she will be?
(a) She will remain distant from the children.
(b) She will go through the motions with no enthusiasm.
(c) She will make learning clear, interesting and personal.
(d) She will keep a strict classroom.

4. What is Anna's emotional response to the cathedral?
(a) She feels God is alive at the altar.
(b) She wants to remain in its confines forever.
(c) She is in awe, but prefers the freedom of the sky.
(d) She finally agrees with William's passion for the church.

5. What does Anna find refreshing about the Skrebensky's relationship?
(a) They are free in their isolation and detachment from one another.
(b) They always hold hands.
(c) They are as one person, totally involved with each other.
(d) They smile at one another intimately.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the question William asks himself when he and Anna are constantly tormenting one another?

2. What does Ursula wish as she swims with her swimming class mistress?

3. What does Anton write in a letter to Ursula after he goes back to the army?

4. What does Ursula tell Anton in the letter she sends to him?

5. What does the rainbow forming over the corrupt land symbolize for Ursula?

(see the answer key)

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