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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a unique characteristic of the bar Robert takes Mary and Colin to?
(a) The same song plays over and over on the jukebox.
(b) There are only men in the bar.
(c) There is no food available there.
(d) The people there are unusually friendly.

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

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

4. Which of the following does NOT characterize Mary and Colin's relationship?
(a) Silent
(b) Polite
(c) Routine
(d) Passionate

5. 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) In the hotel.
(c) Near the hotel.
(d) No where.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Robert sleep when his father is away?

2. How does Robert react when Mary asks him how he met his wife?

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

4. What topic most often consumes Mary's dreams while on vacation?

5. Which of the following describes Mary and Colin's relationship at the opening of the novel?

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