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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert say he and Caroline have been doing since they last saw Colin and Mary?
(a) Sulking
(b) Preparing
(c) Arguing
(d) Packing

2. What does Colin find unusual about Caroline?
(a) Despite being in love with Robert she seems to be attracted to Colin.
(b) Despite being in pain she seems to be content.
(c) Despite being trapped in her home she seems quite free.
(d) Despite seeming quite meek she has feminist beliefs about marriage.

3. What does Caroline say makes her feel more efficient?
(a) Having company in her home
(b) Wearing white clothing
(c) Wearing makeup
(d) Wearing colorful clothing

4. What does Colin do for a living?
(a) He is an actor.
(b) He owns a bar.
(c) He is a singer.
(d) He is a director.

5. What does Robert use to critically injury Colin?
(a) One of his father's razors
(b) A gun
(c) A kitchen knife
(d) One of his father's knives

6. What promise did Colin make to Caroline?
(a) To visit her and Robert before he and Mary left Venice
(b) To help her escape from Robert
(c) To take her to the doctor
(d) To kiss her before leaving Venice

7. What is the only piece of furniture left in Robert's gallery?
(a) The sideboard
(b) The portraits
(c) The dining chairs
(d) The dining table

8. What does Caroline implore Colin to do when he and Mary prepare to leave her home?
(a) Kiss her goodnight
(b) Stay at home overnight
(c) Stay in touch when they return to England
(d) Come back to visit again

9. What does Robert maintain hold of as he and Colin walk through the gallery?
(a) Colin's hand
(b) Caroline's hand
(c) Colin's elbow
(d) One of his father's razors

10. Who does Mary notice as she is drinking hot chocolate in the hotel cafe?
(a) Caroline
(b) Robert
(c) Colin
(d) An elderly couple

11. What does Colin believe is wrong with Mary when she awakens frightened?
(a) She is frightened by her love for Colin.
(b) She had a nightmare and is not fully awake.
(c) She is afraid they will never leave Venice.
(d) There was an intruder in their hotel room.

12. What does Mary realize that frightens her?
(a) Robert and Colin knew each other earlier.
(b) She and Colin must return to England soon.
(c) Robert ad Colin are in love with each other.
(d) Robert has a photograph of Colin standing on the balcony of the hotel.

13. What does Mary intend to tell Colin, but does not (as she sits with his body in the morgue)?
(a) Why she did not save his life
(b) Where Robert and Caroline go after the murder
(c) How and why he was killed
(d) How much she loved him

14. Why does Colin quickly swim out to Mary?
(a) He wants to make love to her in the ocean.
(b) He wants to apologize to her.
(c) He believes she is trying to get away from him.
(d) He believes she is drowning.

15. Where do Mary and Colin spend several days after returning from Robert's home?
(a) Touring Venice
(b) At the beach
(c) In their hotel room
(d) In museums

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Mary from saving Colin's life?

2. Where does Mary go one morning when she awakens before Colin?

3. What does Robert tell Colin he looks like when he enters the room after showering and dressing?

4. How does Caroline characterize Mary and Colin as a couple?

5. Why does Mary think Robert took the secret photograph of Colin?

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