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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of Caroline's character traits makes Robert fall in love with her?
(a) Her sympathy
(b) Her complacency
(c) Her beauty
(d) Her sharp tongue

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

4. 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) The people there are unusually friendly.
(c) There is no food available there.
(d) There are only men in the bar.

5. How does Robert first meet Caroline?
(a) She comes to Robert's home with her parents who are Canadian diplomats.
(b) Robert's family visits a fellow diplomat in Canada.
(c) They meet at school.
(d) She is a friend of his sisters' and she comes to the house to play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mary and Colin both notice in a store window?

2. Who is the only person who is kind to Robert after the incident in the study?

3. Which of the following is NOT a type of map offered in the kiosks around Venice?

4. Who was considered the head of Robert's family when he was a child?

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

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