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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 are only men in the bar.
(c) There is a cover charge for men only.
(d) All of the men in the bar are drunk.

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

4. Why does Caroline have difficulty moving around the house?
(a) She has a back injury.
(b) She is in a wheelchair.
(c) She is blind.
(d) She is ill.

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

6. 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 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 knows he needs an excuse to call her into his room when he has a nightmare.

7. Who does Mary tell Colin they should have brought with them on vacation?
(a) Her children
(b) His children
(c) Her ex-husband
(d) Robert

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

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

10. What ritual did Robert's family perform each evening when he was growing up?
(a) They sat and listened to his father read.
(b) They kissed their father goodnight.
(c) They had vibrant dinner conversations.
(d) They sat and listened to his mother read.

11. Where are Mary and Colin vacationing?
(a) Paris
(b) Rome
(c) Venice
(d) London

12. Where does Robert sleep when his father is away?
(a) At his grandparents' house
(b) In his sister's room
(c) In his parents' bed
(d) In his father's study

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

14. How long have Colin and Mary been together?
(a) 5 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 7 months

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Caroline as she is presented in this chapter?

2. What position did Robert's father hold in London?

3. Why do Mary and Colin leave their hotel room after making love?

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

5. What sound awakens Mary and Colin each afternoon?

(see the answer keys)

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