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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does May tell John they actually met?
(a) Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Florence.
(d) Naples.

2. What does the narrator describe as "so numerous that guests could wander at their will?"
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The great rooms.
(c) The attic.
(d) The grounds.

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

4. Finish this sentence: "You know you told me something I've never forgotten and that again and again has made me think of you since; it was that tremendously hot day when we went to Sorrento, across the bay, for the ________".
(a) Light.
(b) Breeze.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Harbor.

5. Which of the following items is not mentioned by the narrator as things the visitors of the house looked at near the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Treasures of all arts.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Armoires.
(d) Heirlooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does May ask the narrator three times at the end of Chapter 1?

2. How many years does May say it has been since her first meeting with the narrator?

3. What does May tell the narrator she will do with him at the end of Chapter 1?

4. What is described as "a sale highly advertised, that excites or quenches, as may be?"

5. What was over the chimney in the room where John and May begin their conversation in Chapter 1?

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