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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Robert's father beat him for three nights in a row?
(a) For being in his study
(b) For eating chocolate
(c) For damaging the rugs in his study
(d) For being unkind to his sisters

2. Where do Mary and Colin spend the night in this chapter?
(a) On the street
(b) On the train
(c) In their hotel room
(d) At Robert's apartment

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

4. What sound awakens Mary and Colin each afternoon?
(a) Tools clanking on barges
(b) Chirping birds
(c) The voices of sailors
(d) The motor of the hotel pontoon

5. Why do Mary and Colin become concerned when they finally get a table at a cafe?
(a) They are unable to read the menu because it is in Italian.
(b) They are at the far edge of the waiter's station and cannot be seen.
(c) The restaurant does not serve beverages.
(d) They realize they do not have cash with them.

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. What circumstance seems to set an ominous tone for the evening for Mary?

3. Where does Robert sleep when his father is away?

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

5. Why do Mary and Colin go to the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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