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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. What does Mary recall provided her with comfort when she was a teenager?
(a) Her family.
(b) Colin
(c) Her list of suggestions for self-improvement.
(d) Her diary.

2. What must all visitors to the hospital have to gain entry?
(a) The name of the patient they are visiting
(b) Italian citizenship
(c) Picture identification
(d) A yellow card

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a unique characteristic of the bar Robert takes Mary and Colin to?
(a) The same song plays over and over on the jukebox.
(b) There are only men in the bar.
(c) There is no food available there.
(d) The people there are unusually friendly.

5. How do Robert's sisters attempt to embarrass him in front of Caroline?
(a) They tell her about the incident with the oily medicine and the sweets.
(b) They tell her that Robert cannot speak English.
(c) They tell her Robert is actually a girl.
(d) They tell her that Robert sleeps with his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mary and Colin discover after they make love one evening?

2. Who does Mary tell Colin they should have brought with them on vacation?

3. Where do Mary and Colin spend the night in this chapter?

4. Where is Robert's wife originally from?

5. What do Mary and Colin notice about Robert's appearance once they have been in the bar for some time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Robert's father (as Robert presents him in this chapter)

7. How does Caroline define being "in love" with someone? How does the definition of love differ for men and women according to Caroline?

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

9. Describe the gallery in Robert and Caroline's apartment

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

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