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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert do to encourage Mary and Colin to return to the bar?
(a) He invites them back the next night.
(b) He gives them a box of matches with the name and address of the bar on it.
(c) He offers to bring his wife with him next time.
(d) He pays for their drinks.

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

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

4. Why does Mary believe that the feminist posters suggest rapists should be castrated?
(a) To make the public take feminists less seriously
(b) To discourage crime
(c) To prevent rapists from becoming repeat offenders
(d) To make people see rape as a serious crime

5. Why doesn't Robert's father allow him to eat chocolate?
(a) Robert is allergic to chocolate.
(b) He believes only girls should eat chocolate.
(c) He believes it will make Robert gain weight.
(d) He believes it will make Robert weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Mary and Colin not speaking to each other at the beginning of the novel?

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

3. What position did Robert's father hold in London?

4. How does Mary respond at first to Colin's sexual advances?

5. What did Robert do that made his sisters hate him?

(see the answer key)

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