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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary make the comment, "'Thank God I'm not a man'" when she, Colin and Robert enter the bar?
(a) There are many beautiful women in the bar.
(b) There is a cover charge for men only.
(c) There are only men in the bar.
(d) All of the men in the bar are drunk.

2. Who does Robert insist on toasting to during dinner?
(a) Caroline
(b) His new bar manager
(c) Mary and Colin
(d) His father

3. Who was considered the head of Robert's family when he was a child?
(a) Robert
(b) His sister Eva
(c) His mother
(d) His father

4. Why does Mary believe that the feminist posters suggest rapists should be castrated?
(a) To make people see rape as a serious crime
(b) To discourage crime
(c) To make the public take feminists less seriously
(d) To prevent rapists from becoming repeat offenders

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Caroline suddenly become still as soon as she begins laughing?

2. How long have Colin and Mary been together?

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

4. Which of the following best describes the ritual Mary and Colin both go through each evening before leaving for dinner?

5. Which of the following describes the tone of the first chapter of this novel?

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