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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. Who does Mary notice as she is drinking hot chocolate in the hotel cafe?
(a) An elderly couple
(b) Robert
(c) Colin
(d) Caroline

2. What does Mary intend to tell Colin, but does not (as she sits with his body in the morgue)?
(a) How much she loved him
(b) How and why he was killed
(c) Where Robert and Caroline go after the murder
(d) Why she did not save his life

3. What prevents Mary from saving Colin's life?
(a) Caroline has tied Mary to a chair.
(b) The drug that Caroline put in Mary's tea makes her fall asleep.
(c) Mary believes Colin would have wanted to die this way.
(d) Robert restrains Mary.

4. What condition does Caroline tell Mary she must meet before she will disclose how she hurt her back?
(a) She must agree to let Caroline have sex with Colin.
(b) She must tell Caroline all about her relationship with Colin.
(c) She must agree to stay for dinner.
(d) She must tell Caroline how good the tea is.

5. According to Robert, which of the following is NOT a reason for society's problems?
(a) Women treat men like children.
(b) Men doubt themselves.
(c) There are no clearly defined roles for men and women.
(d) Women love peaceful, gentle men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary think Robert took the secret photograph of Colin?

2. Why does Colin insist on leaving the apartment with Mary?

3. Where do Mary and Colin go after leaving the boat?

4. How does Colin initially react when Caroline and Robert begin making sexual advances towards him?

5. What does Robert do at the beginning of this chapter to mark the change in his relationship with Mary and Colin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Colin's experience with Robert at the bar compare to Mary's experience with Caroline in the apartment?

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

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

7. Why do Mary and Colin leave late for the beach? What is the motivation behind their change of plans?

8. What happens to Caroline the first time she attempts to leave the apartment after her back is broken? What factors prevent her from returning to the apartment?

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

10. What does Mary discover in the apartment when she awakens?

(see the answer keys)

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