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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say the items being perused by the visitors "almost made" the house?
(a) Spoiled.
(b) Magnificent.
(c) Haunted.
(d) Famous.

3. During what month does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) October.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) May.

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

5. What is the last name of the family May says she was staying with when she met the narrator?
(a) Williams.
(b) Boyer.
(c) Brennan.
(d) Johnston.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does John say caused the gap to fill up and supplied the missing link?

4. What does the narrator describe as "so numerous that guests could wander at their will?"

5. What is May's last name?

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