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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John say May cannot simply be a mere confidant in Chapter 2?
(a) Because he doesn't trust her.
(b) Because of her interest in his predicament.
(c) Because she doesn't trust him.
(d) Because she is a woman.

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

3. What does John say "opened his mouth betimes" and "would count a compensation and profit?"
(a) May.
(b) His past.
(c) His lies.
(d) A mysterious fate.

4. What event does John say made his and May's meetings more multiplied at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Her moving to his house.
(b) Her great-aunt's death.
(c) Her moving to the country.
(d) His losing his job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following attributes does John say about May regarding her interest in his secret in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

5. What does say he is John after May says she is impressed with his new attitude near the end of Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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