2. When Kitty calls Charlie at the end of Chapter 5, what does he advise her?
(a) To call Walter and tell a small lie.
(b) To sit tight.
(c) To invite over a friend.
(d) To leave the house immediately.

3. Why doesn't Walter like to answer questions about himself?
(a) He likes to be in control of the direction of the conversation.
(b) He cannot remember the things she asks him about.
(c) It bores him to talk about himself.
(d) He doesn't want Kitty to know about his past.

4. Why do Walter and Kitty plan their wedding so quickly?
(a) Mrs. Garstin forces them to marry before it gets too hot.
(b) Kitty is afraid he'll change his mind.
(c) Walter has to return to China in the fall.
(d) They are madly in love and don't want to wait.

5. After Kitty and Charlie consummate their affair, how does she feel?
(a) She is confused and upset at the circumstances.
(b) She feels no different than before.
(c) She is sad and distracted.
(d) She is intensely guilty.

6. Who does Charlie think disturbed him and Kitty during their rendezvous in Chapter 1?
(a) Kitty's husband.
(b) A delivery person.
(c) The amah, or Chinese servant.
(d) Kitty's pet dog.

7. Why did Maugham decide to change the last name of his main character in the novel?
(a) Several people with that name brought an action against Maugham.
(b) A close friend asked him to change it.
(c) He found over time he disliked the original name and it didn't fit the character.
(d) The name was misprinted in the first edition and he decided to leave it with the new spelling.

8. What color are Charlie's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

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

10. What talent makes Mrs. Garstin a valuable dinner guest?
(a) She is an expert at small talk.
(b) She is good at settling disagreements.
(c) She has a beautiful singing voice to entertain.
(d) She is quiet and unassuming.

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

12. How does Mrs. Garstin persuade Mr. Garstin to do something he isn't inclined to do?
(a) She makes logical arguments to bring him around to her point-of-view.
(b) She begs and pleads until he cannot resist her entreaties.
(c) She gives him the silent treatment until he gives in.
(d) She nags him until he relents in exhaustion.

13. What dress did Kitty wear on the first evening she meets Charlie?
(a) Her wedding dress.
(b) Her pale blue dancing gown.
(c) A pale yellow dress.
(d) A bright red kimono.

14. After being married for some time, how does Kitty feel towards Walter?
(a) She is constantly angry with him.
(b) She finds him amusing and has a platonic affection for him.
(c) She is deeply in love with him.
(d) She is indifferent to him.

15. What does Charlie think is the best way to understand a man?
(a) To put yourself in his shoes.
(b) To ask him numerous questions.
(c) To spend a great deal of time with him.
(d) To study his life.