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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Iris say about the unnamed man at the cafe when he walks away from Edith?
(a) Iris tells Edith that she has an admirer.
(b) Iris tells Edith that the man smells badly.
(c) Iris tells Edith that the man is married.
(d) Iris tells Edith that the man looked suspicious.

2. What type of book did Edith reference when choosing which animals to use in her comparisons?
(a) Hans Christian Anderson tales.
(b) Aesop's fables.
(c) Greek Mythology.
(d) The Stories of Peter Rabbit.

3. How did Penelope know David?
(a) Penelope had gone to school with David's wife.
(b) Penelope was neighbors with David.
(c) Penelope's brother was friends with David.
(d) Penelope used to date David.

4. What does Iris Pusey begin most of her sentences with?
(a) "Of course."
(b) "Actually."
(c) "Maybe."
(d) "I don't think so."

5. In Chapter 2, why does Edith say that David leaves her at times?
(a) To go to work.
(b) For his other life.
(c) To go to doctor appointments.
(d) To go exercising.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristics does a woman have that Edith would consider a tortoise?

2. Which character does Edith refer to as the "bulldog-faced"?

3. What kind of event did Edith first meet David at?

4. When Edith dresses and goes downstairs for dinner for the first time, who is giving off the rosy scent in the air?

5. Why does Edith feel envy towards Jennifer and Iris Pusey?

(see the answer key)

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