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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 are Mary and Colin not speaking to each other at the beginning of the novel?
(a) They have fallen out of love
(b) They can no longer remember the reason
(c) They recently fought over their vacation
(d) They rarely see eye to eye

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

3. How quickly do Robert, Mary and Colin drink their first bottle of wine?
(a) In twenty minutes
(b) Over the course of an hour
(c) In thirty minutes
(d) In ten minutes

4. Who was considered the head of Robert's family when he was a child?
(a) Robert
(b) His father
(c) His mother
(d) His sister Eva

5. How does Mary characterize her relationship with Colin as she describes it to Caroline?
(a) As routine
(b) As a passionate affair
(c) As a trusting, loving friendship
(d) As volatile and unstable

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the main setting of this chapter?

2. Why does Caroline have difficulty moving around the house?

3. What does Mary liken the cafe to?

4. What does Caroline confess to Mary?

5. Which of the following describes Mary and Colin's relationship at the opening of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the setting of the first chapter

3. Describe Robert's first meeting with Caroline.

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

5. What are Mary and Colin looking for as they journey through the city? Why?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the notebook Mary keeps as a thirteen-year-old. Why is her mind drawn to this memory while vacationing?

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