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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 Caroline find unusual about Mary's place of employment?
(a) Mary makes more money than Colin.
(b) It no longer exists.
(c) There are only women working there.
(d) There are few men working there.

2. What condition does Caroline tell Mary she must meet before she will disclose how she hurt her back?
(a) She must agree to stay for dinner.
(b) She must tell Caroline how good the tea is.
(c) She must tell Caroline all about her relationship with Colin.
(d) She must agree to let Caroline have sex with Colin.

3. What does Mary do as she sits with Colin's body?
(a) Tells him what Caroline confessed to her
(b) Cries incessantly
(c) Repeats his name out loud
(d) Fixes his hair and holds his hand

4. What does Colin find unusual about Caroline?
(a) Despite being in pain she seems to be content.
(b) Despite being trapped in her home she seems quite free.
(c) Despite seeming quite meek she has feminist beliefs about marriage.
(d) Despite being in love with Robert she seems to be attracted to Colin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mary and Colin travel to at the beginning of this chapter?

2. What does Colin believe is wrong with Mary when she awakens frightened?

3. What does Mary intend to tell Colin, but does not (as she sits with his body in the morgue)?

4. How is the beach setting described as at the beginning of this chapter?

5. How do the Italian police seem to categorize Colin's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary discover in the apartment when she awakens?

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

3. According to Robert, how do the roles of men and women differ now from the time when his father was alive?

4. What does Caroline request of Colin? Why?

5. Describe the scene when Mary awakens with a shout in the middle of the night.

6. Describe the scene between Robert and Mary at the bookcase.

7. What is wrong with Mary at the beginning of this chapter? What does Caroline tell Colin is wrong with her? What does Colin think they need to do?

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

9. What does Robert ultimately do to Colin? Why does Colin consent to this?

10. How do the police react to Mary's statement about Colin's murder? Why?

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