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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. What does Robert do to Colin that surprises him?
(a) Kisses him
(b) Punches him in the stomach
(c) Suggests Colin seduce Caroline
(d) Gives him one of his mementos of his father

2. Why does Mary awaken with a shout early one morning?
(a) She has a horrific nightmare.
(b) She realizes she no longer loves Colin.
(c) She remembers a traumatic event.
(d) She realizes what has been bothering her.

3. What do Mary and Colin hear as they depart the boat dock?
(a) Robert's voice
(b) The sound of the boat leaving the dock
(c) The sounds of water birds
(d) Caroline's voice

4. Why does Mary fall asleep in Caroline and Robert's apartment?
(a) She has sunstroke.
(b) Robert has drugged her.
(c) Caroline has drugged her.
(d) She is tired from not sleeping for several days.

5. How is the beach setting described as at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) As crowded and lively
(b) As crowded and oppressive
(c) As deserted and lonely
(d) As dirty and polluted

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caroline find unusual about Mary's place of employment?

2. How does Colin initially react when Mary tells him what has frightened her?

3. What does Mary realize that frightens her?

4. What does Colin believe is wrong with Mary when she awakens frightened?

5. Where did Mary work for many years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Caroline request of Colin? Why?

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

5. Describe the evolution of the sexual dynamics between Robert and Caroline.

6. 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?

7. According to Robert, how do the roles of men and women differ now from the time when his father was alive?

8. Describe Mary and Colin's routine for the days following their visit to Robert and Caroline's apartment.

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

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

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