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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Colin say must happen before he and Mary decide if they will stay at Caroline and Robert's home for dinner?
(a) He must make a phone call to London.
(b) He and Mary must get their clothes back.
(c) He and Mary must return to their hotel room to freshen up.
(d) He must take a shower.

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

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

5. 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.

6. 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

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

8. What does Mary note about the water in Venice?
(a) It is plentiful.
(b) It tastes like fish.
(c) It is exceptionally fresh and clean.
(d) It is badly polluted.

9. Where do Mary and Colin awaken at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) In the hospital
(b) On the streets of Venice
(c) In their hotel room
(d) In a bedroom at Robert's home

10. 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 damaging the rugs in his study
(d) For being in his study

11. How does the waiter react when Mary and Colin order water and coffee?
(a) He shakes his head.
(b) He orders them to leave the restaurant.
(c) He fills their order immediately.
(d) He tells them the restaurant is out of coffee.

12. What does Mary spend time doing when she awakens?
(a) She reads while Colin sleeps.
(b) She studies Colin while he is sleeping.
(c) She searches the room they are in.
(d) She talks with Caroline.

13. What does Robert do to encourage Mary and Colin to return to the bar?
(a) He pays for their drinks.
(b) He gives them a box of matches with the name and address of the bar on it.
(c) He invites them back the next night.
(d) He offers to bring his wife with him next time.

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

15. What sound awakens Mary and Colin each afternoon?
(a) Tools clanking on barges
(b) The voices of sailors
(c) Chirping birds
(d) The motor of the hotel pontoon

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does Caroline require Mary and Colin to meet in order to get their clothes back?

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

3. What often happens to Mary and Colin when they are sightseeing or shopping?

4. Why do Mary and Colin become concerned when they finally get a table at a cafe?

5. What happens to Mary's legs during the night?

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