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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 describes a trip to Canada.
(c) He avoids the question by stating that he would have to describe his family first.
(d) He avoids the question by asking Mary one of his own.

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

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

4. How does the waiter react when Mary and Colin order water and coffee?
(a) He shakes his head.
(b) He fills their order immediately.
(c) He orders them to leave the restaurant.
(d) He tells them the restaurant is out of coffee.

5. Which of the following is NOT a location that Mary and Colin visit during this chapter?
(a) The hospital
(b) A sidewalk cafe
(c) The quay
(d) Their hotel

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Colin respond to Robert's stories about his family and his wife?

3. Which of the following describes Mary and Colin's relationship at the opening of the novel?

4. Which of Caroline's character traits makes Robert fall in love with her?

5. Why do Mary and Colin not leave the cafe after the waiter shakes his head at their order?

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