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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event becomes a part of each of Mary and Colin's days while on vacation?
(a) An argument
(b) A late afternoon nap
(c) A day filled with sightseeing
(d) A long leisurely dinner

2. What question does Robert ask Mary and Colin when he first meets them?
(a) Are you looking for a restaurant?
(b) Are you lost?
(c) Are you tourists?
(d) Are you English?

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

4. Why doesn't Robert's mother leave a glass of water in his room at night?
(a) His father forbids him to have water during the night.
(b) She is afraid he will spill it which will cause his father to punish him.
(c) She knows he needs an excuse to call her into his room when he has a nightmare.
(d) She feels it is her duty to serve Robert.

5. 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 realize they do not have cash with them.
(c) They are unable to read the menu because it is in Italian.
(d) They are at the far edge of the waiter's station and cannot be seen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Robert's father beat him for three nights in a row?

3. What do Robert's sisters tell him he must have before eating sweets?

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

5. How quickly do Robert, Mary and Colin drink their first bottle of wine?

(see the answer key)

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