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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 first meet Caroline?
(a) Robert's family visits a fellow diplomat in Canada.
(b) She comes to Robert's home with her parents who are Canadian diplomats.
(c) She is a friend of his sisters' and she comes to the house to play.
(d) They meet at school.

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

3. What do Mary and Colin forget to take with them when they leave the hotel?
(a) Coats
(b) Directions to the restaurant
(c) Maps
(d) Money

4. Which of the following describes Mary and Colin's relationship at the opening of the novel?
(a) New and exciting
(b) Committed, but antagonistic
(c) Committed, but uneventful
(d) New and volatile

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Robert's sisters attempt to embarrass him in front of Caroline?

2. What does Mary spend time doing when she awakens?

3. Why is Robert surprised when his father calls him and his sisters into his study one night?

4. What does Mary liken the cafe to?

5. What does Caroline say will happen if Mary and Colin choose not to dine with her and Robert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Robert's first meeting with Caroline.

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

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

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

5. How does Mary react to Colin when he wears the dressing gown? How is this different from his own reaction?

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

7. How does the author initially describe Robert?

8. Describe the setting around the tourist attraction clock tower.

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

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

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