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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs Van Hopper think the narrator will like about New York?
(a) There will be boys, excitement and her own set of friends.
(b) There will be boys and jazz clubs.
(c) The shopping in Bloomingdale's.
(d) Friends, the theatre and Central Park in June.

2. Why does the narrator feel comfortable with her maid Clarice?
(a) She has never been in service before and has no alarming standards.
(b) They are the same age.
(c) She is a friendly, outgoing girl.
(d) She is experienced in service and very helpful.

3. Why does the narrator think "ripping" is a poor word to describe her two weeks in Maxim's company?
(a) She avoids using slang words at all times.
(b) Her late father didn't like that expression.
(c) It's a shallow expression that doesn't convey the depth of happiness she has experienced.
(d) It's a word that is not grown-up enough for her.

4. Of what is Rebecca's vase made?
(a) Alabaster.
(b) Poker work.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Ming china.

5. What Monte Carlo attraction will Mrs Van Hopper miss by leaving early?
(a) A reception with the Grimaldis.
(b) Her bridge club.
(c) The Ballet.
(d) A opera performance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's attitude to the age-gap between herself and Maxim?

2. What did the narrator do with the pieces of the figurine?

3. Who does Max describe as being "invariably late for dinner"?

4. How does the narrator feel about visiting Maxim's grandmother?

5. What annoys and astonishes Mrs Van Hopper?

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