2. Who does Florence meet first at the society party?
(a) Mr. Raven
(b) General Gamart.
(c) The mayor of Hardborough.
(d) Milo North.

3. What animal is being cared for in Chapter 1?
(a) Cat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Horse.
(d) Pig.

4. Where does Milo North work?
(a) The bookshop.
(b) Hardborough Town Hall.
(c) BBC in London.
(d) The Stead.

5. Who has assumed that Florence will not be staying at the Old House?
(a) The fish monger.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The next door neighbor.
(d) The teacher.

6. Who let the visitor(s) into the Old House?
(a) Mr. Raven.
(b) Milo North.
(c) Mr. Keble.
(d) General Gamart.

7. Why do the town people warm up to Florence in Chapter 2?
(a) They realize she is not an intellectual threat.
(b) They realize she is a relative of Mr. Brundish.
(c) They realize she is very intelligent.
(d) They realize she is very wealthy.

8. What does Florence do on a break from the shop?
(a) Attends a luncheon.
(b) Goes for a swim.
(c) Looks for a small cottage.
(d) Goes shopping.

9. Who is Florence's lawyer?
(a) Charles North.
(b) General Gamart.
(c) Mr. Thornton.
(d) Mr. Blackburn.

10. What alerts Florence to a storm?
(a) Threatening skies.
(b) Television.
(c) A coastguard warning sign.
(d) Sirens.

11. Where does Hardborough's upper class go for cultural events?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Nearby towns.

12. Why does Florence hire Christine?
(a) She needs a personal secretary.
(b) She needs a shop helper.
(c) She needs a cook.
(d) She needs a housekeeper.

13. How many town people sign up for the lending library on the first day?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirty.
(d) None.

14. In what year did Florence meet her future husband?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1945.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 4, a storm seems imminent. How much damage is sustained by the storm in Chapter 4?
(a) Major.
(b) None.
(c) Slight.
(d) Catastrophic.