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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Caroline say that Mary and Colin's clothes are?
(a) They are in the washing machine.
(b) They have been sent out to a laundry service.
(c) She has discarded them.
(d) She has put them in a locked cabinet in the bathroom.

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

3. What did Robert do that made his sisters hate him?
(a) He refused to put on makeup and his mother's clothes.
(b) He betrayed their trust to their father.
(c) He beat them with a leather belt.
(d) He was the only boy in the family.

4. Why does Robert's father beat him for three nights in a row?
(a) For eating chocolate
(b) For being unkind to his sisters
(c) For damaging the rugs in his study
(d) For being in his study

5. Which of the following best describes Caroline as she is presented in this chapter?
(a) Polite, but elusive
(b) Friendly, but quiet
(c) Kind and generous
(d) Aggressive and secretive

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary think Robert took the secret photograph of Colin?

2. What position did Robert's father hold in London?

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

4. What does Colin tell Caroline is the only downside to his and Mary's visit to Venice?

5. What do Robert's sisters tell him he must have before eating sweets?

(see the answer key)

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