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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ritual did Robert's family perform each evening when he was growing up?
(a) They had vibrant dinner conversations.
(b) They kissed their father goodnight.
(c) They sat and listened to his father read.
(d) They sat and listened to his mother read.

2. Where do Mary and Colin spend the night in this chapter?
(a) At Robert's apartment
(b) On the street
(c) On the train
(d) In their hotel room

3. Who is the only person who is kind to Robert after the incident in the study?
(a) Maria
(b) His mother
(c) The maid
(d) His father

4. Why does Mary believe that the feminist posters suggest rapists should be castrated?
(a) To prevent rapists from becoming repeat offenders
(b) To make people see rape as a serious crime
(c) To make the public take feminists less seriously
(d) To discourage crime

5. Where are Mary and Colin vacationing?
(a) Paris
(b) London
(c) Venice
(d) Rome

6. Where does Robert sleep when his father is away?
(a) In his parents' bed
(b) At his grandparents' house
(c) In his father's study
(d) In his sister's room

7. How does Mary initially react to Robert?
(a) With hostility
(b) Enthusiastically
(c) Cruelly
(d) With relief

8. Why doesn't Robert's father allow him to eat chocolate?
(a) Robert is allergic to chocolate.
(b) He believes it will make Robert weak.
(c) He believes only girls should eat chocolate.
(d) He believes it will make Robert gain weight.

9. What does Mary spend time doing when she awakens?
(a) She talks with Caroline.
(b) She studies Colin while he is sleeping.
(c) She searches the room they are in.
(d) She reads while Colin sleeps.

10. What topic most often consumes Mary's dreams while on vacation?
(a) Her children
(b) Colin
(c) Her death
(d) Her job

11. Which of Caroline's character traits makes Robert fall in love with her?
(a) Her complacency
(b) Her beauty
(c) Her sharp tongue
(d) Her sympathy

12. What does Mary note about the water in Venice?
(a) It tastes like fish.
(b) It is badly polluted.
(c) It is exceptionally fresh and clean.
(d) It is plentiful.

13. What causes Mary and Colin to begin telling Robert about themselves?
(a) Drinking wine
(b) Robert's prying questions
(c) The atmosphere in the bar
(d) Robert's warm demeanor

14. What does Caroline confess to Mary?
(a) She is sexually attracted to Colin.
(b) She plans to leave Robert.
(c) She is unable to leave her home.
(d) She sat and watched Mary and Colin while they slept.

15. How does the waiter react when Mary and Colin order water and coffee?
(a) He tells them the restaurant is out of coffee.
(b) He orders them to leave the restaurant.
(c) He shakes his head.
(d) He fills their order immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mary characterize her relationship with Colin as she describes it to Caroline?

2. Who does Mary tell Colin they should have brought with them on vacation?

3. Which of the following is NOT an item in Robert's gallery?

4. How do people react to the elderly women selling trinkets outside of the hospital?

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

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