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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Three and Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary say about Matthew Panton?
(a) He was misguided.
(b) She should not have married him.
(c) She had never been in love with him.
(d) He was a good man.

2. Why is Mary Panton at the villa?
(a) To meet with her husband who has been conducting business nearby.
(b) To visit her sister and her husband who rent the villa.
(c) To oversee its remodeling.
(d) For recuperation from emotional trauma.

3. What is Mary doing at the opening of chapter 2?
(a) Getting ready to go to the party.
(b) Talking with her mother on the phone.
(c) Napping.
(d) Digging in the rosebushes.

4. How did Mary feel about Matthew?
(a) Pressured to marry him.
(b) Confused.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Completely head over heels in love.

5. How does Mary respond to Edgar's question?
(a) She says she is not ready to return to England.
(b) She asks for a few days to consider it.
(c) She does not know the woman who Edgar plans to marry.
(d) She says she is not comfortable with his staying at the villa since she is alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ciro?

2. Why does Mary drive around the area?

3. What is Rowley's parting shot at Mary?

4. Who is generally in good humor?

5. Why couldn't Mary end the marriage?

(see the answer key)

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