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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Part 2 (pp. 18-32).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe living with his ill wife in "Section 1: Part 1"?
(a) Like they were sinking.
(b) Like they were buried alive.
(c) Like they were on a new planet.
(d) Like they were on display.

2. When the narrator first meets Chloe, what is his impression of her mother?
(a) He dislikes her.
(b) He thinks she is complicated.
(c) He thinks she is nice.
(d) He adores her.

3. How old is Miss Vavasour?
(a) She is in her 30s.
(b) She is middle-aged.
(c) She is eldery.
(d) She is in her 20s.

4. What makes the narrator's bed interesting to him?
(a) It is painted white.
(b) It is falling apart.
(c) It is carved.
(d) It is old.

5. According to the narrator of "Section 1: Part 1", when did the gods leave?
(a) When the moon was full.
(b) When the tide was high.
(c) When leaves fell off the trees.
(d) When the drought ended.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator when he first meets Chloe?

2. In "Section 1: Part 1", what makes the narrator question Colonel Blunden's health?

3. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator overhear Anna say after he has a drink?

4. In the narrator's dream in "Section 1: Part 2", where does he travel?

5. Why does the narrator say he would joke with his wife about people thinking she was pregnant?

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