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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Edith eat for dinner the night of Iris's birthday?
(a) Meatloaf.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Sweetbreads.

2. What does Mr. Neville tell Edith to do to warm-up?
(a) Do jumping jacks.
(b) Cuddle close to Mr. Neville.
(c) Go to the lower deck.
(d) Walk around the deck.

3. What does Edith say about the surroundings while on the boat?
(a) That they are scary.
(b) That they are tempting.
(c) That they are gray.
(d) That they are beautiful.

4. Who does Edith go on a boat ride with?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Monica.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Mr. Neville.

5. Why has Mr. Neville decided to stay at the hotel longer?
(a) The weather is nice.
(b) Mr. Neville's house is not finished yet.
(c) Mr. Neville wants to spend more time visiting family.
(d) Mr. Neville falls ill.

6. Edith felt that Mr. Neville was sure to have a what in his house?
(a) Garden.
(b) Library.
(c) A pool table.
(d) Conservatory.

7. What kind of wedding ring did Edith have?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Opal.
(c) Topaz.
(d) Diamond.

8. Why does Edith feel uneasy on the boat?
(a) Edith doesn't know how to swim.
(b) Edith is seasick.
(c) Edith worries about what will happen to David if she dies.
(d) Edith is cut off from dry land.

9. Who does Edith help to the dining room?
(a) Iris.
(b) Mne. de Bonnevil
(c) Monica.
(d) Jennifer.

10. What does Edith wonder about Kiki?
(a) Whether Kiki is a girl or a boy.
(b) Why Kiki is not monstrously fat.
(c) If Kiki is purebred or a mutt.
(d) What breed Kiki is.

11. How is Edith like her mother?
(a) Edith and her mother both prefer the company of men to that of women.
(b) Edith and her mother both love to shop.
(c) Edith and her mother are both tall for women.
(d) Edith and her mother are both unhappy people.

12. How old is Jennifer?
(a) 32.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 29.

13. What does Monica call her mother?
(a) Kind.
(b) Successful.
(c) Mad Hatter.
(d) Happy.

14. Where does Edith visit to contemplate her wedding?
(a) Library.
(b) Swimming pool.
(c) Garden.
(d) Bedroom.

15. What does Edith not like about the marital bedroom?
(a) The color that it is painted.
(b) Its location in the house.
(c) The floral print that it is decorated with.
(d) The direction that the window faces.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the thought of returning home make Edith feel?

2. What important fact does Edith reveal about her letters that she has been writing each chapter?

3. What kind of house will Edith have once she is married?

4. What does Mr. Neville propose to Edith?

5. What are the two categories that people divide writers into according to Edith?

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