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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does May tell John is not repaid as time goes on in Chapter 2?
(a) His sadness.
(b) His happiness.
(c) His worth.
(d) His curiosity.

3. What does John describe as the frugal way he finishes his evenings with May?
(a) With dancing.
(b) With dessert.
(c) With supper.
(d) With drinks.

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

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

6. What does John say the rest of the world thought of him as, but that May understands?
(a) Strange.
(b) Odd.
(c) Queer.
(d) Silly.

7. What occasional warning is John visited by at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Helplessness.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Egotism.
(d) Sanity.

8. What does the book say May had secretly drawn around her near the end of Chapter 2?
(a) A boundary.
(b) A wall.
(c) An imaginary line.
(d) A mystic line.

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

10. What is described as "a sale highly advertised, that excites or quenches, as may be?"
(a) A job.
(b) A family.
(c) The dream of acquisition.
(d) The hope of fortune.

11. Complete this sentence: "Not indeed that I in the least connect with my impression the _______ name you use".
(a) Occipital.
(b) Silly.
(c) Invidious.
(d) Serious.

12. What does May tell John she has a disorder of in Chapter 3?
(a) Blood.
(b) Lungs.
(c) Brain.
(d) Heart.

13. What does John say an outlook geared towards talking about his secret with May would cause him to have?
(a) A headache.
(b) A hunchback.
(c) A sore throat.
(d) An ear ache.

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

15. What does John say he might have tasted with every sauce?
(a) May's love.
(b) May's friendship.
(c) His hate.
(d) The intimate community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was over the chimney in the room where John and May begin their conversation in Chapter 1?

2. What does the narrator say John kept up and felt very decently about in Chapter 3?

3. How does John claim May would feel if she gave up on discovering his secret before she dies in Chapter 3?

4. How is May's chair described in Chapter 3?

5. Why does John say May cannot simply be a mere confidant in Chapter 2?

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