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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the sentence: "What do you regard as the very worst that at this time of day can ______ to me."
(a) Fathom.
(b) Occur.
(c) Become.
(d) Happen.

2. What do May and John do together in Chapter 3 that reminds him of the question she wouldn't answer for him regarding his secret?
(a) Sing.
(b) Go over opera passages.
(c) Listen to operas.
(d) Play the piano.

3. What does John say is the one desire he has left at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) That he shouldn't have been sold.
(b) To be alone.
(c) To be happy.
(d) To be rich.

4. Which of the following does John not mention regarding "the thing that waited" and it's jurisdiction to him in Chapter 3?
(a) Within touch or reach.
(b) By any chance of a truth.
(c) Within an inch.
(d) Within sight or sound.

5. What question does May ask the narrator three times at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) "Are you ready?"
(b) "Has it passed?"
(c) "Is it soon?"
(d) "Are you afraid?"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes into the room where May and John are having their conversation near the end of Chapter 4?

3. How long does John stand at the object he visits at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What does John attribute as the reason for May being named the successor of her aunt's estate?

5. What impenetrable object is used to describe May as the picture of serenity and exquisiteness in Chapter 4?

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