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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. Which of the following does NOT characterize Mary and Colin's relationship?
(a) Silent
(b) Polite
(c) Passionate
(d) Routine
2. Who is the only person who is kind to Robert after the incident in the study?
(a) His father
(b) The maid
(c) Maria
(d) His mother
3. What causes Mary and Colin to begin telling Robert about themselves?
(a) Drinking wine
(b) Robert's prying questions
(c) Robert's warm demeanor
(d) The atmosphere in the bar
4. Which of the following is NOT a location that Mary and Colin visit during this chapter?
(a) The quay
(b) A sidewalk cafe
(c) Their hotel
(d) The hospital
5. What sound awakens Mary and Colin each afternoon?
(a) Chirping birds
(b) The voices of sailors
(c) Tools clanking on barges
(d) The motor of the hotel pontoon
Short Answer Questions
1. What topic most often consumes Mary's dreams while on vacation?
2. What circumstance seems to set an ominous tone for the evening for Mary?
3. Why do Mary and Colin not leave the cafe after the waiter shakes his head at their order?
4. What does Colin say must happen before he and Mary decide if they will stay at Caroline and Robert's home for dinner?
5. How does Mary initially react to Robert?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Caroline define being "in love" with someone? How does the definition of love differ for men and women according to Caroline?
2. Describe the notebook Mary keeps as a thirteen-year-old. Why is her mind drawn to this memory while vacationing?
3. What does Mary notice about Colin's body as he lays sleeping in Robert and Caroline's apartment?
4. What does Robert offer Mary and Colin at the end of the chapter? How do they react? How does Robert counteract?
5. Describe Mary and Colin's experience outside of the hospital.
6. How is Mary's reaction to Robert different from Colin's?
7. 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?
8. What is unusual about Robert's interactions with Mary and Colin in this chapter?
9. Why does Caroline lock Mary and Colin's clothes in a cabinet?
10. What does Mary tell Colin she dreams about during their daily naps?
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