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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary fall asleep in Caroline and Robert's apartment?
(a) Caroline has drugged her.
(b) She has sunstroke.
(c) Robert has drugged her.
(d) She is tired from not sleeping for several days.

2. Which of the following is NOT a topic of discussion between Mary and Colin during this chapter?
(a) Their friends
(b) Their visit to Robert and Caroline's apartment
(c) The politics of sex
(d) The other tourists staying in the hotel

3. Why does Colin quickly swim out to Mary?
(a) He wants to apologize to her.
(b) He believes she is drowning.
(c) He believes she is trying to get away from him.
(d) He wants to make love to her in the ocean.

4. What did Robert actually intend to do when he broke Caroline's back?
(a) He intended to increase her sexual pleasure.
(b) He intended to kill Caroline.
(c) He intended to mildly injure her.
(d) He intended to save her.

5. What does Colin do for a living?
(a) He owns a bar.
(b) He is a director.
(c) He is an actor.
(d) He is a singer.

6. What does Colin notice has changed in Robert's bar since his earlier visit?
(a) The jukebox is no longer there.
(b) The atmosphere is less smoky.
(c) Very little has changed.
(d) There is different music playing on the jukebox.

7. What does Robert say he and Caroline have been doing since they last saw Colin and Mary?
(a) Arguing
(b) Packing
(c) Sulking
(d) Preparing

8. Why does Mary propose amputating Colin's arms and legs?
(a) To punish him for allowing Robert to enter their lives.
(b) To make a cruel and sadistic joke at his expense.
(c) To save his life after he contracts a disease.
(d) To keep him prisoner so she can have sex with him.

9. What does Robert focus on as he gives Colin a tour of his gallery?
(a) The relationship between the men in his family and the items in the gallery
(b) Where he and Caroline purchased the items in the gallery
(c) The cost of each item in the gallery
(d) The historical significance of each item in the gallery

10. What does Robert believe all women want?
(a) To be ruled by men
(b) To control men
(c) To fall in love
(d) To have choices

11. What does Robert do to Colin that surprises him?
(a) Suggests Colin seduce Caroline
(b) Punches him in the stomach
(c) Gives him one of his mementos of his father
(d) Kisses him

12. Why is Caroline trapped in her apartment?
(a) She cannot climb the stairs to return to the apartment if she goes out.
(b) She cannot walk down the stairs to leave the apartment.
(c) Robert locks her in the apartment.
(d) She is wheelchair bound.

13. What does the "apelike" teenage boy spend his time doing while at the beach?
(a) Cajole the other boys into fighting with him
(b) Trying to impress a girl in a somewhat aggressive manner
(c) Trying to impress a girl by being kind and gentlemanly
(d) Trying to impress Mary

14. How does Caroline react when Robert returns home from the bar?
(a) She begins cooking dinner.
(b) She becomes silent and withdrawn.
(c) She enthusiastically greets him.
(d) She quickly cleans up the remnants of Mary and Colin's sandwiches.

15. What does Colin describe Caroline as?
(a) A martyr
(b) A prisoner
(c) A goddess
(d) A lucky woman

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Mary from saving Colin's life?

2. What do Mary and Colin hear as they depart the boat dock?

3. What does Caroline implore Colin to do when he and Mary prepare to leave her home?

4. How does Robert characterize his relationship with Colin to the men they encounter?

5. How does Colin initially react when Caroline and Robert begin making sexual advances towards him?

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