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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Robert's opinion of Italian feminists?
(a) They are too radical.
(b) They are too beautiful to love.
(c) They want to destroy relationships between men and women.
(d) They are more sympathetic than English feminists.

2. Why do Robert's sisters put him in their father's study after he has eaten sweets?
(a) They do not want to get in trouble for feeding him sweets.
(b) They know he will have diarrhea in there and will damage the sacred room.
(c) They want their father to see him with chocolate on his mouth and hands.
(d) They know their father will punish him for being in there.

3. What landmark do Mary and Colin come upon as they are looking for the restaurant that they realize they have seen before?
(a) A department store
(b) A feminist poster
(c) A glass factory
(d) A statue

4. What does Mary note about the water in Venice?
(a) It is badly polluted.
(b) It tastes like fish.
(c) It is exceptionally fresh and clean.
(d) It is plentiful.

5. Which of the following describes the tone of the first chapter of this novel?
(a) Dull
(b) Optimistic
(c) Excited
(d) Ominous

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Mary and Colin believe they will find an open restaurant at the end of the first chapter?

3. How does Robert first meet Caroline?

4. Where do Mary and Colin meet Robert?

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

(see the answer key)

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