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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 avoids the question by asking Mary one of his own.
(c) He avoids the question by stating that he would have to describe his family first.
(d) He describes a trip to Canada.

2. What topic most often consumes Mary's dreams while on vacation?
(a) Her children
(b) Her job
(c) Colin
(d) Her death

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

4. Which of the following is NOT an item in Robert's gallery?
(a) Portraits
(b) Straight razors and a shaving bowl
(c) A statue of his father
(d) A large dining table

5. What question does Robert ask Mary and Colin when he first meets them?
(a) Are you tourists?
(b) Are you English?
(c) Are you lost?
(d) Are you looking for a restaurant?

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound awakens Mary and Colin each afternoon?

2. Which of the following does NOT characterize Mary and Colin's relationship?

3. Where is Robert's wife originally from?

4. Why doesn't Robert's mother leave a glass of water in his room at night?

5. What do Mary and Colin both notice in a store window?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about the bar does Caroline share with Mary? How does Mary react?

2. Describe Colin and Mary's nightly ritual (in the hotel room) before leaving for dinner

3. Where does Robert take Mary and Colin to eat? Describe this setting.

4. Why does Mary begin thinking of her children in this chapter? What does she wish she had done?

5. How is Mary's reaction to Robert different from Colin's?

6. What is the significance of the smell of cologne for Robert? Why?

7. Describe the event that led Robert's sisters to despise him.

8. Describe the display in the department store window that both Mary and Colin comment on.

9. Describe Robert's first meeting with Caroline.

10. Describe Mary and Colin's experience outside of the hospital.

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