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

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

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

4. Why do Mary and Colin not leave the cafe after the waiter shakes his head at their order?
(a) They spot Robert and want to talk to him.
(b) They intend to speak to the manager of the restaurant.
(c) They believe he may actually bring their drinks.
(d) They are too tired to walk.

5. What does Mary realize she has forgotten to do for her children?
(a) Send them postcards
(b) Buy them presents
(c) Call them
(d) Give them money

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mary and Colin meet Robert?

2. Why do Mary and Colin become concerned when they finally get a table at a cafe?

3. In Robert's opinion, what about the English language makes it beautiful?

4. What does the couple do each evening on the balcony of their hotel room?

5. What must all visitors to the hospital have to gain entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting of the first chapter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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