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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, p. 56-86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator live?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Germany.
(c) U.S.A.
(d) France.

2. Why did the housekeeper bring her son to the narrator's house?
(a) The school is closed.
(b) It is vacation time.
(c) It is after 5 p.m.
(d) The bus broke down.

3. Who does the narrator find at the start of Part One?
(a) A homeless woman.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her sister.
(d) A homeless man.

4. What composer is the narrator particularly fond of?
(a) Tchaikovsky.
(b) Debussy.
(c) Bach.
(d) Beethoven.

5. Where is the narrator's husband in Part One?
(a) Dead.
(b) On a boat.
(c) With another woman.
(d) In jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator ask her housekeeper to do after speaking with the police?

2. What does access to money allow Mr. Vercueil to do?

3. What does the narrator tell the person that lives near her house?

4. What does the narrator say to the person she finds?

5. How does the narrator describe Mr Vercueil's usual temperament?

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