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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. Where do Mary and Colin travel to at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) To the beach
(b) To the church across the river from their hotel
(c) To Robert and Caroline's apartment
(d) To London

2. Why does Mary repeat the story about the photograph to Colin while they are eating breakfast?
(a) She wants to make sure he understands the gravity of the situation.
(b) She is trying to get him to confront Robert.
(c) She wants to see what his reaction is now that it is daylight.
(d) She is not sure he listened carefully when she told the story the night before.

3. What does Mary do as she sits with Colin's body?
(a) Tells him what Caroline confessed to her
(b) Repeats his name out loud
(c) Fixes his hair and holds his hand
(d) Cries incessantly

4. How does Caroline react when Robert returns home from the bar?
(a) She becomes silent and withdrawn.
(b) She begins cooking dinner.
(c) She enthusiastically greets him.
(d) She quickly cleans up the remnants of Mary and Colin's sandwiches.

5. What delights Mary the most about swimming in the ocean?
(a) Its spaciousness.
(b) Its warmth.
(c) Its salinity.
(d) Its depth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary leave the morgue?

2. Why is Caroline trapped in her apartment?

3. What has changed about Mary and Colin's relationship in this chapter?

4. Where do Mary and Colin go initially after leaving the beach?

5. How does Robert react when Colin repeatedly asks him questions about the photograph?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the process of Mary realizing that Colin was in the photograph at Robert's apartment

2. What does Mary find in Robert and Caroline's bedroom? What is the source of this?

3. Why do Mary and Colin depart the riverboat early? How does their ultimate destination differ from their intended destination?

4. How do Mary and Colin's conversations compare to their lovemaking?

5. How do the police react to Mary's statement about Colin's murder? Why?

6. What does Colin say in response to Robert's monologue on gender relations? How does Robert respond to Colin's comment?

7. Describe the scene in the ocean involving Mary and Colin.

8. Describe the scene when Mary awakens with a shout in the middle of the night.

9. Describe the scene between Robert and Mary at the bookcase.

10. How does Mary's reaction to Robert's photograph differ from Colin's?

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