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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Robert's sisters attempt to embarrass him in front of Caroline?
(a) They tell her that Robert sleeps with his mother.
(b) They tell her Robert is actually a girl.
(c) They tell her about the incident with the oily medicine and the sweets.
(d) They tell her that Robert cannot speak English.

2. How does Robert react when Mary asks him how he met his wife?
(a) He tells a story of love at first sight.
(b) He avoids the question by asking Mary one of his own.
(c) He describes a trip to Canada.
(d) He avoids the question by stating that he would have to describe his family first.

3. 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) She is a friend of his sisters' and she comes to the house to play.
(d) They meet at school.

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

5. Where do Mary and Colin meet Robert?
(a) In the lobby of their hotel
(b) In a bar
(c) On a boat
(d) On the streets of Venice

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sound awakens Mary and Colin each afternoon?

3. What does Mary recall provided her with comfort when she was a teenager?

4. Why doesn't Robert's mother leave a glass of water in his room at night?

5. Where are Mary and Colin vacationing?

(see the answer key)

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