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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following describes the tone of the first chapter of this novel?
(a) Ominous
(b) Optimistic
(c) Excited
(d) Dull

2. Who owned Robert's home before he and his wife moved there?
(a) His grandfather
(b) His father
(c) The Italian prime minister
(d) An Englishman

3. What does Mary intend to tell Colin, but does not (as she sits with his body in the morgue)?
(a) Where Robert and Caroline go after the murder
(b) How much she loved him
(c) Why she did not save his life
(d) How and why he was killed

4. Why does Mary make the comment, "'Thank God I'm not a man'" when she, Colin and Robert enter the bar?
(a) There are only men in the bar.
(b) There are many beautiful women in the bar.
(c) All of the men in the bar are drunk.
(d) There is a cover charge for men only.

5. What does Robert do to encourage Mary and Colin to return to the bar?
(a) He pays for their drinks.
(b) He invites them back the next night.
(c) He gives them a box of matches with the name and address of the bar on it.
(d) He offers to bring his wife with him next time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Mary and Colin meet while at the cafe?

2. What does Robert say he and Caroline have been doing since they last saw Colin and Mary?

3. Where do Mary and Colin meet Robert?

4. Why do Mary and Colin go to the hospital?

5. What circumstance seems to set an ominous tone for the evening for Mary?

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