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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "excavation" does May say she and the narrator took "refuge" in when they first met?
(a) Rome.
(b) Pompeii.
(c) Athens.
(d) Alexandria.

2. 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) Armoires.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Treasures of all arts.
(d) Heirlooms.

3. What words does the narrator use to describe the items being shown to the visitors of the house?
(a) Drab and bleek.
(b) Cheap and tawdry.
(c) Fine and intrinsic.
(d) Bright and colorful.

4. What is the name of the house John is visiting in Chapter 1?
(a) Terra.
(b) Le Manse.
(c) Weatherend.
(d) Fountainbleu.

5. 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) Breeze.
(b) Harbor.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the guests who "took such matters with the last seriousness" give themselves up to in Chapter 1?

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

3. What is May's last name?

4. What does May say was the "incident" that caused her to "seek refuge" when she had met the narrator for the first time?

5. Where does May tell John they actually met?

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