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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mary and Colin discover after they make love one evening?
(a) Mary has become pregnant.
(b) All of the restaurants in the area are closed.
(c) They no longer love each other.
(d) They are being watched by a stranger.

2. How does Mary initially react to Robert?
(a) With hostility
(b) With relief
(c) Enthusiastically
(d) Cruelly

3. Where does Robert sleep when his father is away?
(a) In his sister's room
(b) At his grandparents' house
(c) In his father's study
(d) In his parents' bed

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

5. What do Mary and Colin both notice in a store window?
(a) A feminist poster
(b) A unique bed
(c) Mannequins
(d) Silk pajamas

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Robert's mother leave a glass of water in his room at night?

2. Why is Robert surprised when his father calls him and his sisters into his study one night?

3. What question does Robert ask Mary and Colin when he first meets them?

4. Which of the following best describes the ritual Mary and Colin both go through each evening before leaving for dinner?

5. What impresses Mary about the women of Venice?

(see the answer key)

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