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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Robert's sisters tell him he must have before eating sweets?
(a) A glass of milk
(b) Lemonade
(c) Dinner
(d) Castor oil

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

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

4. Where is Robert's wife originally from?
(a) Paris
(b) London
(c) The United States
(d) Canada

5. What circumstance seems to set an ominous tone for the evening for Mary?
(a) The lateness of their leaving the hotel.
(b) The ambivalence she feels towards Colin.
(c) The uneventful nature of their love making.
(d) The argument that they had earlier in the day.

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

7. What does the couple do each evening on the balcony of their hotel room?
(a) Have a night cap before going to dinner
(b) Discuss their relationship
(c) Make love
(d) Share their dreams

8. What does Caroline confess to Mary?
(a) She sat and watched Mary and Colin while they slept.
(b) She plans to leave Robert.
(c) She is sexually attracted to Colin.
(d) She is unable to leave her home.

9. How does Robert react when Mary asks him how he met his wife?
(a) He describes a trip to Canada.
(b) He avoids the question by stating that he would have to describe his family first.
(c) He avoids the question by asking Mary one of his own.
(d) He tells a story of love at first sight.

10. How does Colin respond to Robert's stories about his family and his wife?
(a) He ignores Robert.
(b) He asks many probing questions.
(c) He is touched by Robert's kindness.
(d) He falls asleep.

11. Why does Colin wear a woman's dressing gown when he awakens?
(a) Mary refuses to give him his clothes.
(b) His clothes are missing.
(c) He wants to see what it is like to be a woman.
(d) He wants to embarrass Mary in front of Caroline.

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

13. What is notable about Caroline's demeanor when she invites Mary and Colin to dine with her and Robert?
(a) She pleads for them to stay.
(b) She is excessively polite.
(c) She seems ambivalent about their presence in her home.
(d) She seems as if she would rather they did not stay.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mary and Colin searching for in the morning?

2. What do Mary and Colin notice about Robert's appearance once they have been in the bar for some time?

3. How does Mary initially react to Robert?

4. Why do Mary and Colin go to the hospital?

5. How does Mary respond at first to Colin's sexual advances?

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