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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Florence wear when she practices her scales that causes Edward to dream of a future daughter they might have together?
(a) A baseball cap.
(b) Hair curlers.
(c) Spectacles.
(d) A headband.

2. Of what material are Florence's wedding night panties comprised?
(a) Nylon.
(b) Muslin.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.

3. When Geoffrey and Edward sit together in the garden at Florence's house, what subject do they always discuss?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Religion.
(c) Politics.
(d) Love.

4. When Edward wonders whether he should find a proper job instead of pursuing his writing, what job does he imagine taking?
(a) History teacher at a grammar school.
(b) History teacher at a high school.
(c) History teacher at a middle school.
(d) History professor at a university.

5. In what year do Florence and Edward both attend the same protest in Trafalgar Square?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. What article of clothing does Edward snatch from a chair as he rushes out to find Florence on the beach?

2. How often does Florence's family's housekeeper come to their home?

3. When Edward thinks about the short biographies he wants to write, which publisher does he imagine publishing his works?

4. What does the narrator name as Edward's main activity during the weekends in his college years?

5. Edward mistakes the inner turmoil causing Florence's leg muscle spasm for what other emotion?

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