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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which gesture made by Edward leads to Florence beginning to feel sexually aroused? (from Chapter 3)

How he slowly unzips her dress.

How he kisses her neck.

How he whispers how much he loves her.

How he plays lightly with one of her pubic hairs.

2.

How does Florence respond to rock and roll music? (from Chapter 4)

She loves it.

She tells Edward she loves it, but secretly hates it.

She does not understand it.

She tells Edward she hates it, but tells her sister she loves it.

3.

What is the basic content of Florence's proposal to Edward? (from Chapter 5)

That they put their marriage on hold until they can sort out their sexual feelings for each other.

That they build a life together as husband and wife in every way but sexually.

That they work together to find a way to integrate sexuality into their married life.

That they stay married in name only, but otherwise live entirely separate lives.

4.

What is a likely reason that Florence was initially attracted to Edward? (from Chapter 2)

He shared her political views.

He disliked Charles the cellist as much as she did.

He shared her love of classical music.

He shared her desire for free sexual relations.

5.

What element of apparent chance led to Edward being in Oxford on the day he met Florence? (from Chapter 2)

He accidentally got on the wrong train, which took him to a different destination to the one he had intended.

He got off his train a station too early, and ended up in Oxford instead of in London.

He was meant to attend a political meeting in London that was cancelled, so he chose instead to go to one in Oxford.

He spontaneously chose to take a different train to a different destination from his original plans.

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