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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary recall provided her with comfort when she was a teenager?
(a) Colin
(b) Her family.
(c) Her diary.
(d) Her list of suggestions for self-improvement.

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

3. How does Robert first meet Caroline?
(a) She comes to Robert's home with her parents who are Canadian diplomats.
(b) She is a friend of his sisters' and she comes to the house to play.
(c) Robert's family visits a fellow diplomat in Canada.
(d) They meet at school.

4. What do Mary and Colin both notice in a store window?
(a) A unique bed
(b) Mannequins
(c) Silk pajamas
(d) A feminist poster

5. In Robert's opinion, what about the English language makes it beautiful?
(a) It has many unique words.
(b) It is full of misunderstandings.
(c) It sounds like singing.
(d) It is easy to learn.

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

7. Where do Mary and Colin spend the night in this chapter?
(a) At Robert's apartment
(b) On the street
(c) In their hotel room
(d) On the train

8. How do people react to the elderly women selling trinkets outside of the hospital?
(a) They ignore them.
(b) They yell at them.
(c) They patronize their businesses.
(d) They offer them money.

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

10. Where does Caroline say that Mary and Colin's clothes are?
(a) They are in the washing machine.
(b) They have been sent out to a laundry service.
(c) She has put them in a locked cabinet in the bathroom.
(d) She has discarded them.

11. What causes Mary and Colin to begin telling Robert about themselves?
(a) Robert's prying questions
(b) Drinking wine
(c) Robert's warm demeanor
(d) The atmosphere in the bar

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

13. Which of the following describes Mary and Colin's relationship at the opening of the novel?
(a) New and volatile
(b) New and exciting
(c) Committed, but uneventful
(d) Committed, but antagonistic

14. What condition does Caroline require Mary and Colin to meet in order to get their clothes back?
(a) They must go to Robert's bar for dinner.
(b) They must agree to stay in touch with Robert and Caroline after they return to London.
(c) They must stay for dinner.
(d) They must agree to visit her home again.

15. What is Robert's opinion of Italian feminists?
(a) They are too radical.
(b) They want to destroy relationships between men and women.
(c) They are more sympathetic than English feminists.
(d) They are too beautiful to love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Colin and Mary been together?

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

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

4. Where does Robert sleep when his father is away?

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

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