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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edith tell Monica about Jennifer?
(a) Edith tells Monica that she doesn't like Jennifer.
(b) Edith tells Monica that she really likes Jennifer.
(c) Edith tells Monica that she cannot understand Jennifer.
(d) Edith tells Monica that she is jealous of Jennifer.

2. Why does Monica say that she is staying at the hotel?
(a) To write a book.
(b) Spa time.
(c) Vacation.
(d) Her health.

3. Who do David's friends think that he is cheating on his wife with?
(a) Young Secretaries.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His babysitter.
(d) His massage therapist.

4. What did Mr. Pusey used to say when he was alive?
(a) "People come and people go."
(b) "Only the best is good enough."
(c) "Only the good die young."
(d) "Never say never."

5. What does Edith do while in the dining room for the first time?
(a) She files her fingernails.
(b) She reads a book.
(c) Works on her novel.
(d) She eats pizza.

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

7. When Edith sees a tall and slender woman at the beginning of the story she assumes that she must be a what?
(a) A model.
(b) A volleyball player.
(c) Dancer.
(d) A basketball player.

8. When Edith dresses and goes downstairs for dinner for the first time, who is giving off the rosy scent in the air?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) The thin woman that doesn't eat.
(c) Iris and Jennifer Pusey.
(d) Mme. de Bonneuil.

9. Why is Edith visiting the hotel?
(a) To see the local tourist attractions.
(b) To reunite with a love interest.
(c) To see an old friend.
(d) To take a break from her life.

10. At what time does Edith insist that she and Monica head back to the hotel?
(a) 1:00 p.m..
(b) 12:00 p.m..
(c) 2:00 p.m..
(d) 3:00 p.m..

11. Who drives Edith to the airport?
(a) A friend.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

14. Who is dead in Edith's family?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her sister.

15. What does Monica want out of her marriage?
(a) A child.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Political positioning.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the unnamed man from the cafe hand to Edith?

2. What kind of view does Iris have of Monica?

3. How did Iris's late husband provide for her?

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

5. What is the tall, thin woman eating when Edith sees her at the cafe with the large glass windows?

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