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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 is the first thing to startle Kitty in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Someone tries to open the door to the room she is in.
(b) She heard a commotion outside.
(c) A breeze through the open window gives her a shudder.
(d) She hears someone calling for her.

2. What relevance does Charlie feel that love has to marriage?
(a) He believes one can be in love with a woman without wishing to spend his life with her.
(b) He believes you can only truly love your spouse.
(c) He believes marriage is strictly a business arrangement and love is not involved.
(d) He believes all marriages are built on love.

3. What determines Kitty's social position in Hong Kong?
(a) The size of her home.
(b) Her husband's occupation.
(c) The connections of her family.
(d) The type of attire she wears.

4. In Chapter 5, how does Kitty find out that Walter has been home?
(a) The servant boy tells her.
(b) Walter tells her.
(c) A neighbor tells her.
(d) She sees his gloves on the entry table.

5. After being startled in Chapter 1, what item does Charlie give Kitty?
(a) A shoe horn.
(b) His hankerchief.
(c) A flower.
(d) Her bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Charlie leave downstairs during his rendezvous with Kitty in Chapter 1?

2. Why doesn't Walter like to answer questions about himself?

3. What is the name of the current Colonial Secretary?

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

5. Before Walter specialized as a bacteriologist, what did he do for his vocation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Charlie Townsend and why Kitty is initially attracted to him when she meets him at the social function.

2. Why does Kitty believe her rendezvous with Charlie at the curio shop are completely safe?

3. How does Kitty describe Walter's appearance in Chapter 10?

4. For what reasons does Kitty believe that Charlie remains with his wife?

5. What was different about Maugham's writing process on The Painted Veil compared to his other works?

6. After noting Charlie's response to Walter's ultimatum, what does she come to see was Walter's motivation in making it?

7. Describe Mr.Garstin's appearance as noted by Kitty in Chapter 6.

8. What reasons does Charlie give for wanting to remain married to Dorothy?

9. What pains does Charlie take to maintain his figure?

10. How does her affair with Charlie affect Kitty's appearance?

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