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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator name as Edward's main activity during the weekends in his college years?
(a) Studying.
(b) Playing poker.
(c) Playing football.
(d) Dancing.

2. What does Florence do as a result of reading the words, "At B attack!" on the Amadeus Quartet's performance notes?
(a) She decides to start composing music.
(b) She delivers her resignation to the dean.
(c) She changes her major.
(d) She forms her own string quartet.

3. What item does Florence flirtatiously accept from Edward during their wedding night dinner at the hotel?
(a) A sprig of parsley.
(b) A cherry.
(c) A piece of melon.
(d) A ring of pineapple.

4. What kind of music is performed at the venue called the Hundred Club?
(a) Blues.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Classical.
(d) Doo-wop.

5. The narrator states that when Edward first sees Florence, the lighting makes her face resemble a what?
(a) A shimmering vision.
(b) A porcelain doll.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A carved mask.

6. How old is Florence when her father Geoffrey takes her on each of the two boat trips to Carteret?
(a) 8 and 11.
(b) 5 and 7.
(c) 15 and 17.
(d) 12 and 13.

7. What image is on the paperback guide that Florence relies upon for information about sex?
(a) Two hearts.
(b) Cupid.
(c) A garden with hovering birds and bees.
(d) Two stick figures holding hands.

8. What had NOT been on the list of Edward and Florence's fears in regard to their parents' behavior at the wedding?
(a) They had feared that Edward's father would not attend the ceremony.
(b) They had feared that Edward's mother would forget the purpose of the event entirely.
(c) They had feared that Edward's parents would condescend to Florence's parents.
(d) They had feared that Edward's mother would significantly misbehave.

9. What is Edward's IQ?
(a) 135.
(b) 144.
(c) 136.
(d) 160.

10. What does Edward do with Florence's hand in the movie theater that causes Florence to leap out of her seat?
(a) He places her hand on her own breast.
(b) He sucks on her finger.
(c) He plunges her hand between his legs.
(d) He kisses her palm.

11. In what year do Florence and Edward both go off to college?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1951.

12. Which department at Edward's college is rumored to be excitingly progressive?
(a) History.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) English.
(d) Sociology.

13. What body of water does Chesil Beach border?
(a) Lake Windermere.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The River Trent.
(d) The English Channel.

14. What is Florence's nervous habit?
(a) She blinks rapidly.
(b) She raises her hand to her forehead to sweep away an imaginary hair.
(c) She crosses and recrosses her legs.
(d) She cracks her knuckles.

15. Which composer is NOT listed among Florence's favorites?
(a) Bach.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Brahms.
(d) Schumann.

Short Answer Questions

1. Florence describes Edward as virtually the only man she has ever met who does not engage in what practice?

2. The narrator reveals that Florence and Edward "regarded themselves as too" what "to believe in destiny" (45)?

3. What item does Florence wear when she practices her scales that causes Edward to dream of a future daughter they might have together?

4. With what subject does Edward become obsessed during the summer he meets Florence?

5. How does Florence feel about the prospect of having children?

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