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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Mary and Colin not speaking to each other at the beginning of the novel?
(a) They can no longer remember the reason
(b) They have fallen out of love
(c) They rarely see eye to eye
(d) They recently fought over their vacation

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

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

4. Where is Robert's wife originally from?
(a) Paris
(b) London
(c) Canada
(d) The United States

5. How does Mary respond at first to Colin's sexual advances?
(a) She becomes enraged.
(b) She eagerly embraces them.
(c) She tells him to wait until after dinner.
(d) She ignores them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Colin and Mary been together?

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

3. What impresses Mary about the women of Venice?

4. Why does Mary make the comment, "'Thank God I'm not a man'" when she, Colin and Robert enter the bar?

5. What sound awakens Mary and Colin each afternoon?

(see the answer key)

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