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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound awakens Mary and Colin each afternoon?
(a) The motor of the hotel pontoon
(b) Chirping birds
(c) The voices of sailors
(d) Tools clanking on barges

2. What does Robert do to encourage Mary and Colin to return to the bar?
(a) He pays for their drinks.
(b) He invites them back the next night.
(c) He offers to bring his wife with him next time.
(d) He gives them a box of matches with the name and address of the bar on it.

3. What ritual did Robert's family perform each evening when he was growing up?
(a) They kissed their father goodnight.
(b) They sat and listened to his mother read.
(c) They sat and listened to his father read.
(d) They had vibrant dinner conversations.

4. What does the couple do each evening on the balcony of their hotel room?
(a) Make love
(b) Discuss their relationship
(c) Share their dreams
(d) Have a night cap before going to dinner

5. Why doesn't Robert's mother leave a glass of water in his room at night?
(a) His father forbids him to have water during the night.
(b) She is afraid he will spill it which will cause his father to punish him.
(c) She knows he needs an excuse to call her into his room when he has a nightmare.
(d) She feels it is her duty to serve Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the tone of the first chapter of this novel?

2. Which of the following is NOT a unique characteristic of the bar Robert takes Mary and Colin to?

3. What do Mary and Colin discover after they make love one evening?

4. How does Mary respond at first to Colin's sexual advances?

5. How long have Colin and Mary been together?

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