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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Mary and Colin awaken at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) In the hospital
(b) In their hotel room
(c) In a bedroom at Robert's home
(d) On the streets of Venice

2. What comfort does Robert offer Mary and Colin at the end of the chapter?
(a) Money
(b) Water and coffee
(c) The use of his home
(d) A clean set of clothes

3. Why is Robert surprised when his father calls him and his sisters into his study one night?
(a) They are only allowed to visit the study in the mornings.
(b) He believes his sisters should be punished, but he should not.
(c) They are never allowed in there.
(d) They thought they had evaded punishment.

4. What ritual did Robert's family perform each evening when he was growing up?
(a) They sat and listened to his mother read.
(b) They had vibrant dinner conversations.
(c) They sat and listened to his father read.
(d) They kissed their father goodnight.

5. What does Colin say must happen before he and Mary decide if they will stay at Caroline and Robert's home for dinner?
(a) He must take a shower.
(b) He must make a phone call to London.
(c) He and Mary must return to their hotel room to freshen up.
(d) He and Mary must get their clothes back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mary and Colin meet Robert?

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

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

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

5. How do Robert's sisters attempt to embarrass him in front of Caroline?

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