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

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a type of map offered in the kiosks around Venice?
(a) A small map with only the major streets marked
(b) A detailed map designed specifically for tourists
(c) A series of maps dividing the city into quadrants
(d) A large fold-out map of the entire city

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary recall provided her with comfort when she was a teenager?

2. What comfort does Robert offer Mary and Colin at the end of the chapter?

3. What is notable about Caroline's demeanor when she invites Mary and Colin to dine with her and Robert?

4. Where do Mary and Colin meet Robert?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary notice about Colin's body as he lays sleeping in Robert and Caroline's apartment?

2. How does Mary and Colin's relationship with the hotel maid change over the course of their vacation?

3. What does Mary tell Colin she dreams about during their daily naps?

4. What does Robert offer Mary and Colin at the end of the chapter? How do they react? How does Robert counteract?

5. How are Mary and Colin's views on feminism demonstrated through their reactions to a poster hanging on the wall of a Venice building?

6. What is unusual about Robert's interactions with Mary and Colin in this chapter?

7. What do Robert's sisters feed him one afternoon? Why?

8. Describe the scene involving the older tourists that Colin observes from his balcony. How does the version of the story Colin tells Mary differ from the actual situation?

9. How does Robert's father react to him soiling his study? How does this make Robert feel?

10. Who do Mary and Colin notice outside of the street side cafe? How is he the same? How is he different?

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