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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How quickly do Robert, Mary and Colin drink their first bottle of wine?
(a) Over the course of an hour
(b) In ten minutes
(c) In twenty minutes
(d) In thirty minutes

2. Why do Mary and Colin not leave the cafe after the waiter shakes his head at their order?
(a) They are too tired to walk.
(b) They believe he may actually bring their drinks.
(c) They intend to speak to the manager of the restaurant.
(d) They spot Robert and want to talk to him.

3. What does the "apelike" teenage boy spend his time doing while at the beach?
(a) Trying to impress a girl by being kind and gentlemanly
(b) Trying to impress a girl in a somewhat aggressive manner
(c) Cajole the other boys into fighting with him
(d) Trying to impress Mary

4. Who do Mary and Colin meet while at the cafe?
(a) Caroline
(b) Robert
(c) Mary's ex-husband
(d) A fellow Englishman

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert do to Colin that surprises him?

2. Where does Caroline spend most of her time when in the house?

3. What does Colin say must happen before he and Mary decide if they will stay at Caroline and Robert's home for dinner?

4. What comfort does Robert offer Mary and Colin at the end of the chapter?

5. Where do Mary and Colin go initially after leaving the beach?

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