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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say May sat without for the first time that year at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) A fire.
(b) Her chair.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A scarf.

2. What does the narrator say began for John "in a thick cluster" and at the time when "the unexpected died out?"
(a) Lies.
(b) Secrets.
(c) Agony.
(d) Surprises.

3. What does John say he took the measurement of in the interest of his and May's nerves in Chapter 3?
(a) The mystic line.
(b) The abyss.
(c) The heart.
(d) The tiger.

4. What does John tell May he could "face" if he knew her idea of what his secret is in Chapter 4?
(a) The truth.
(b) Her death.
(c) His death.
(d) The worst.

5. What does John say he felt that he had never felt before in Chapter 3?
(a) His lonliness.
(b) The dread in the thought of losing May.
(c) His happiness.
(d) His lack of intimacy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does John attribute as the reason for May being named the successor of her aunt's estate?

3. Complete this sentence: "Our habit saves you, at least, don't you see because it makes you, after all, for the ______, indistinguishable from other men."

4. What two words are used to describe the light in May's eyes in Chapter 4?

5. What is the last name of the family May says she was staying with when she met the narrator?

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