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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Kitty to marry Walter Fane in a panic?
(a) She falls in love with him and realizes he is leaving the country.
(b) Her mother threatens to disown her.
(c) Her younger sister becomes engaged.
(d) She has a nightmare of becoming an old maid.

2. How does Kitty feel when she sees Walter and realizes he knows of the affair?
(a) She is angry and confrontational.
(b) She is happy and relieved.
(c) She is nervous and feels ill.
(d) She is indifferent.

3. What reason does Charlie give for being unable to eat his meal?
(a) Kitty's beauty distracts him.
(b) He is feeling ill.
(c) He is not hungry.
(d) He would rather talk to Kitty than eat.

4. After Kitty appears so radiant (shortly after commencing her affair with Charlie), what do her friends assume?
(a) That she is expecting a baby.
(b) That she has discovered an Asian beauty secret.
(c) That she has begun an illicit affair.
(d) That she and Walter are more in love than ever.

5. Where does Kitty's family go for their summer holiday?
(a) They go abroad to different countries.
(b) They stay in London.
(c) A quiet, cheap place in the country.
(d) A bustling village by the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Kitty and Charlie decide to meet?

2. Why does Charlie leave the sitting room in Chapter 1?

3. After Kitty and Charlie consummate their affair, how does she feel?

4. What piece of furniture does Kitty sit on throughout her discussion with Charlie at the curio shop?

5. In Chapter 5, upon returning to the sitting room, what does Kitty see?

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