View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John suggest had lost itself in the desert?
(a) May's beauty.
(b) His fear.
(c) May's sanity.
(d) His secret.

2. In what way does John refer to May's waiting on telling him the nature of his secret as in Chapter 3?
(a) Horrible.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Vain.
(d) Vile.

3. Where does John say he took May during their visits in Chapter 2?
(a) The National Museum.
(b) The Kensington Gallery.
(c) The National Gallery and the South Kensington Museum.
(d) The botanical gardens.

4. How old does the narrator say he was when he met May for the first time?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 35.

5. What does John attribute as the reason for May being named the successor of her aunt's estate?
(a) Her high tone and high temper.
(b) Her gumption.
(c) Her resilience.
(d) Her warm heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete this sentence: "God knows I don't want anything. It's only a question of the __________ that haunts me."

2. What does the narrator say began for John "in a thick cluster" and at the time when "the unexpected died out?"

3. Complete this sentence: "Our habit saves you, at least, don't you see because it makes you, after all, for the ______, indistinguishable from other men."

4. What does John say he might have tasted with every sauce?

5. How does John claim May would feel if she gave up on discovering his secret before she dies in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 248 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample