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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of stare does the man in mourning give John in Chapter 6?
(a) Sad.
(b) Ominous.
(c) Haunting and dreary.
(d) Immediate and vague.

2. Who is described as "the creature beneath the sod?"
(a) John.
(b) May.
(c) John's conquests.
(d) The Beast.

3. Complete this sentence: "We've had together great __________, often great fears; but some of them have been unspoken."
(a) Memories.
(b) Imaginations.
(c) Times.
(d) Talks.

4. Which of the following items are not mentioned by John when visiting May's grave makes him feel like a contented landlord in Chapter 6?
(a) Plot of ground.
(b) Green grass.
(c) Tended flowers.
(d) Graven tablet.

5. What feeling does John have towards the man in mourning at the cemetery in Chapter 6?
(a) Pity.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Envy.

6. Where does John visit the day he comes home from his travels?
(a) A bar.
(b) A park.
(c) May's grave.
(d) His house.

7. What occurrs to John at the beginning of Chapter 5, which never happened to him before?
(a) May came to his house.
(b) He went to the park.
(c) He wasn't able to visit May.
(d) He didn't go to May's house.

8. Where does John say he had wandered from in Chapter 6?
(a) Into the ocean.
(b) Across the sea.
(c) Center of the desert.
(d) Top of the mountain.

9. What does May do when John places his hand on the arm of her chair in Chapter 5?
(a) Holds it.
(b) Kisses it.
(c) Puts her hand on his.
(d) Pushes it away.

10. What reason does John give for getting up from his seat in May's house in Chapter 5?
(a) He had to be somewhere.
(b) He didn't want to look at her.
(c) He was going to cry.
(d) He couldn't combat his yearning.

11. How often does the narrator say John would visit May's grave?
(a) Every day.
(b) Every week.
(c) Every month.
(d) Every year.

12. Complete the sentence: "What do you regard as the very worst that at this time of day can ______ to me."
(a) Fathom.
(b) Happen.
(c) Occur.
(d) Become.

13. What is John afraid will happen if he moved from May's grave in Chapter 6?
(a) He would not recover.
(b) He would be broken forever.
(c) He would always be alone.
(d) He would die.

14. How long does John stand at the object he visits at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

15. Complete this sentence: "I believe you; but I can't begin to _______ I understand."
(a) Make.
(b) Feel.
(c) Pretend.
(d) Mean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say May talked with the softness of in Chapter 5?

2. Which of the following people are not mentioned by John as being in May's chamber as she lay dying in Chapter 5?

3. Complete this sentence: "You mean that it has come as a positive definite ______, with a name and a date."

4. Where does John sit after leaving May's house at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. What rises to John's lips when he remembers May praying that he not know the true nature of his beast?

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