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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an item in Robert's gallery?
(a) Straight razors and a shaving bowl
(b) Portraits
(c) A statue of his father
(d) A large dining table

2. Why do Mary and Colin go to the hospital?
(a) They are injured.
(b) They are hoping there is a cafeteria there that sells drinks.
(c) They both have food poisoning.
(d) They believe they will find Robert there.

3. How do Robert's sisters attempt to embarrass him in front of Caroline?
(a) They tell her Robert is actually a girl.
(b) They tell her that Robert cannot speak English.
(c) They tell her that Robert sleeps with his mother.
(d) They tell her about the incident with the oily medicine and the sweets.

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

5. What must all visitors to the hospital have to gain entry?
(a) A yellow card
(b) The name of the patient they are visiting
(c) Picture identification
(d) Italian citizenship

6. Which of the following describes the tone of the first chapter of this novel?
(a) Ominous
(b) Dull
(c) Optimistic
(d) Excited

7. Why are Mary and Colin not speaking to each other at the beginning of the novel?
(a) They recently fought over their vacation
(b) They have fallen out of love
(c) They can no longer remember the reason
(d) They rarely see eye to eye

8. Who is the only person who is kind to Robert after the incident in the study?
(a) Maria
(b) The maid
(c) His mother
(d) His father

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

10. How does Caroline define love?
(a) Being willing to kill someone who harms the one you love
(b) Being willing to hurt yourself to demonstrate your love
(c) Being willing to tell the one you love everything
(d) Being willing to allow the person you love to kill you

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

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

13. What happens to Mary's legs during the night?
(a) They become sunburnt.
(b) They are bitten by bugs.
(c) They become scraped and bruised.
(d) They are cold.

14. What does Mary notice is different about Robert from the night before?
(a) The style of his clothing
(b) His sunglasses
(c) The scent of his cologne
(d) The way he interacts with Colin and her

15. What landmark do Mary and Colin come upon as they are looking for the restaurant that they realize they have seen before?
(a) A department store
(b) A glass factory
(c) A statue
(d) A feminist poster

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary spend time doing when she awakens?

2. What information about Robert does Caroline share with Mary that surprises her?

3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the main setting of this chapter?

4. How do people react to the elderly women selling trinkets outside of the hospital?

5. Why does Caroline have difficulty moving around the house?

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