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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Mary and Colin go after leaving the boat?
(a) To Robert and Caroline's apartment
(b) To the beach
(c) To a restaurant
(d) To their hotel room

2. Why is Robert surprised when his father calls him and his sisters into his study one night?
(a) They thought they had evaded punishment.
(b) They are only allowed to visit the study in the mornings.
(c) He believes his sisters should be punished, but he should not.
(d) They are never allowed in there.

3. What concerns Colin when he walks to the edge of the ocean?
(a) The group of teenagers is encroaching on the spot where he and Mary have placed their towels.
(b) He cannot see Mary swimming in the distance.
(c) He and Mary have begun arguing again after several days of renewed passion.
(d) He sees Robert in the distance.

4. Who was considered the head of Robert's family when he was a child?
(a) His sister Eva
(b) His father
(c) His mother
(d) Robert

5. How does Colin respond to Robert's stories about his family and his wife?
(a) He asks many probing questions.
(b) He ignores Robert.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He is touched by Robert's kindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary spend time doing when she awakens?

2. Why does Colin wear a woman's dressing gown when he awakens?

3. Why doesn't Robert's father allow him to eat chocolate?

4. What do Mary and Colin hear as they depart the boat dock?

5. Where does Caroline spend most of her time when in the house?

(see the answer key)

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