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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say was the reason he was at the house in Chapter 1?
(a) A luncheon.
(b) To meet a friend.
(c) A business meeting.
(d) A date.

2. What does the narrator say the guests who "took such matters with the last seriousness" give themselves up to in Chapter 1?
(a) Baubles and jewels.
(b) Aptitude and chivalry.
(c) Grammar and good manners.
(d) Mysterious appreciations and measurements.

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

4. What does May say was the "incident" that caused her to "seek refuge" when she had met the narrator for the first time?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A sandstorm.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) A monsoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month does Chapter 1 take place?

2. What "excavation" does May say she and the narrator took "refuge" in when they first met?

3. What "invoked, invited, encouraged, could give them, naturally, no more than it had?"

4. What is May's last name?

5. Finish this sentence: "You mean you feel how my obsession--poor old thing--may correspond to some possible ______."

(see the answer key)

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