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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic most often consumes Mary's dreams while on vacation?
(a) Her children
(b) Her death
(c) Colin
(d) Her job

2. Where do Mary and Colin believe they will find an open restaurant at the end of the first chapter?
(a) On the other side of the city.
(b) No where.
(c) In the hotel.
(d) Near the hotel.

3. Why do Mary and Colin leave their hotel room after making love?
(a) They are going to a bar.
(b) They must head home after their vacation.
(c) They are convinced they can find an open restaurant for dinner.
(d) They are planning on moving to another hotel.

4. Which of the following describes Mary and Colin's relationship at the opening of the novel?
(a) Committed, but uneventful
(b) Committed, but antagonistic
(c) New and volatile
(d) New and exciting

5. Why does Mary make the comment, "'Thank God I'm not a man'" when she, Colin and Robert enter the bar?
(a) There are only men in the bar.
(b) There is a cover charge for men only.
(c) There are many beautiful women in the bar.
(d) All of the men in the bar are drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound awakens Mary and Colin each afternoon?

2. What do Mary and Colin both notice in a store window?

3. What causes Mary and Colin to begin telling Robert about themselves?

4. Where is Robert's wife originally from?

5. How quickly do Robert, Mary and Colin drink their first bottle of wine?

(see the answer key)

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