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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Robert actually intend to do when he broke Caroline's back?
(a) He intended to kill Caroline.
(b) He intended to mildly injure her.
(c) He intended to save her.
(d) He intended to increase her sexual pleasure.

2. How do Mary and Colin act towards one another as they approach their destination?
(a) They do not look at one another.
(b) They hold hands.
(c) They begin kissing.
(d) They speak softly to each other.

3. How does Mary react when Colin changes position while standing on the balcony?
(a) She is frustrated and angered.
(b) She notices his good looks.
(c) She is inexplicably puzzled.
(d) She is reminded that she forgot her hotel room key.

4. Why does Mary propose amputating Colin's arms and legs?
(a) To punish him for allowing Robert to enter their lives.
(b) To make a cruel and sadistic joke at his expense.
(c) To keep him prisoner so she can have sex with him.
(d) To save his life after he contracts a disease.

5. Who does Robert insist on toasting to during dinner?
(a) His new bar manager
(b) Mary and Colin
(c) Caroline
(d) His father

6. What does Caroline find unusual about Mary's place of employment?
(a) There are few men working there.
(b) There are only women working there.
(c) It no longer exists.
(d) Mary makes more money than Colin.

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

8. What Italian custom does Robert engage in while walking through the street with Colin?
(a) He walks behind Colin.
(b) He offers to show Colin around the city.
(c) He kisses Colin on both cheeks.
(d) He holds Colin's hand.

9. How does Robert characterize his relationship with Colin to the men they encounter?
(a) As lovers
(b) As old friends
(c) As enemies
(d) As brothers

10. What does Mary see as "the most powerful single principle of organization shaping institutions and individual lives"?
(a) Sex
(b) Feminism
(c) Society
(d) Patriarchy

11. What is notable about the patrons of Robert's bar on this particular night?
(a) They seem angry and hostile.
(b) They react negatively to the song on the jukebox.
(c) They watch Colin with curiosity.
(d) They are much friendlier than they were previously.

12. Why does Mary fall asleep in Caroline and Robert's apartment?
(a) She is tired from not sleeping for several days.
(b) She has sunstroke.
(c) Caroline has drugged her.
(d) Robert has drugged her.

13. 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 kiss her before leaving Venice
(d) To take her to the doctor

14. Why do Mary and Colin think their newfound passion is especially profound?
(a) They had long ago abandoned hope of rekindling it.
(b) They found it in a foreign city.
(c) They believe it will last forever.
(d) They realize they are also aging.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Robert meet with his bar manager after he and Colin enter the bar?

2. Where are Robert and Caroline planning on traveling to?

3. How do the Italian police seem to categorize Colin's murder?

4. Why does Mary awaken with a shout early one morning?

5. Which of the following is NOT a change that occurs for Mary and Colin during this chapter?

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