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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John say was an oddity in regards to his nervousness in Chapter 4?
(a) That he was less nervous than he had thought.
(b) That it came before his doubts.
(c) That is came at all.
(d) That he was not more nervous.

3. What does John say that causes May to say "don't, don't" in Chapter 5?
(a) "So be it."
(b) "I suffer."
(c) "I die."
(d) "I don't care."

4. What does May do during her visit with John to make her statement more "vivid" in Chapter 4?
(a) Turned her back.
(b) Rose from her chair.
(c) Whispered.
(d) Yelled.

5. Which of the following people are not mentioned by John as being in May's chamber as she lay dying in Chapter 5?
(a) Nurses.
(b) Relatives.
(c) The maid.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May grab for support when she stands during her conversation with John in Chapter 4?

2. What does the narrator say is "never baffled" in Chapter 6?

3. Why does John say he wouldn't make it known that May had been watching him in Chapter 5?

4. Who is described as "the creature beneath the sod?"

5. How many duels does the narrator imagine for John to have fought in Chapter 6?

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