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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What circumstance seems to set an ominous tone for the evening for Mary?
(a) The lateness of their leaving the hotel.
(b) The uneventful nature of their love making.
(c) The argument that they had earlier in the day.
(d) The ambivalence she feels towards Colin.

3. How long have Colin and Mary been together?
(a) 7 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 7 months

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

5. What impresses Mary about the women of Venice?
(a) Their complacency
(b) Their radical, organized form of feminism
(c) Their subtle feminist beliefs
(d) Their commitment to the native culture of the area

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which of the following does NOT characterize Mary and Colin's relationship?

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