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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What Italian custom does Robert engage in while walking through the street with Colin?
(a) He holds Colin's hand.
(b) He kisses Colin on both cheeks.
(c) He walks behind Colin.
(d) He offers to show Colin around the city.

3. Where do Mary and Colin spend several days after returning from Robert's home?
(a) In their hotel room
(b) Touring Venice
(c) At the beach
(d) In museums

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Robert idolize his father and grandfather?

2. Why does Robert meet with his bar manager after he and Colin enter the bar?

3. What does the "apelike" teenage boy spend his time doing while at the beach?

4. Who does Robert insist on toasting to during dinner?

5. What is the main topic of conversation while Robert, Caroline, Mary and Colin dine together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two times that Mary and Colin discuss Robert's photograph of Colin in this chapter. How are they different?

2. Describe the process of Mary realizing that Colin was in the photograph at Robert's apartment

3. Describe Mary and Colin's routine for the days following their visit to Robert and Caroline's apartment.

4. What happens to Caroline the first time she attempts to leave the apartment after her back is broken? What factors prevent her from returning to the apartment?

5. What changes about Colin's appearance in this chapter? How does Robert react to this change? How does Mary react?

6. Describe the evolution of the sexual dynamics between Robert and Caroline.

7. Why doesn't Mary respond much to Caroline's stories? What is likely the source of her silence?

8. Why do Mary and Colin depart the riverboat early? How does their ultimate destination differ from their intended destination?

9. How do Mary and Caroline's views on theatre differ? How are they the same?

10. What does Colin confess to Mary as they are sitting on the beach? How does Mary react?

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