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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 do Mary and Colin act towards one another as they approach their destination?
(a) They hold hands.
(b) They do not look at one another.
(c) They begin kissing.
(d) They speak softly to each other.

2. Why do Mary and Colin "sicken" when they use the word "relationship"?
(a) They are reminded of Caroline and Robert's marriage.
(b) They are reminded of their parents' marriages.
(c) They see it as a representation of patriarchy.
(d) They believe it does not adequately describe what exists between them.

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

4. How does Colin initially react when Caroline and Robert begin making sexual advances towards him?
(a) He willfully accepts their advances.
(b) He becomes angry and violent.
(c) He calls out to Mary for help.
(d) He is paralyzed in disbelief.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert use to critically injury Colin?

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

3. What information causes the Italian police to become less sympathetic towards Mary?

4. What is the main topic of conversation while Robert, Caroline, Mary and Colin dine together?

5. How do the Italian police seem to categorize Colin's murder?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What changes about Colin's appearance in this chapter? How does Robert react to this change? How does Mary react?

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

4. Why doesn't Mary respond much to Caroline's stories? What is likely the source of her silence?

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

6. How do Mary and Caroline's views on theatre differ? How are they the same?

7. What does Robert ultimately do to Colin? Why does Colin consent to this?

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

9. What does Colin confess to Mary as they are sitting on the beach? How does Mary react?

10. What do Robert and Caroline initially do to Colin? How does he prevent this?

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