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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two, what does Bernard say he misses most about June?
(a) Her carefree spirit.
(b) Her ability to cope with stress.
(c) Her laughter.
(d) Her seriousness about life.

2. To whom does Jeremy dedicate his memoir?
(a) His parents.
(b) His niece, Sally, and his sister, Jean.
(c) The parents he spent many hours with.
(d) His wife, Jenny, and his niece, Sally.

3. Why does Jeremy go knocking on his friend, Toby's, door?
(a) To have a game of ball.
(b) To hang out.
(c) To spend time with Toby's parents.
(d) To go drinking at Notting Hill.

4. Where did Toby Langley spend some of his childhood?
(a) In the Middle East, Kenya, and Venezuela.
(b) In the United States and Mexico.
(c) At Oxford.
(d) In Notting Hill.

5. As June faces life or death with the dogs, what is Bernard doing?
(a) Walking away.
(b) Tying his shoes.
(c) Studying caterpillars.
(d) Running towards her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What finally makes June determined to survive despite the black dogs?

2. What does June want to be the centerpiece of the memoir Jeremy is writing about her?

3. How does Bernard refer to June's preoccupation with the spiritual world in Part Two?

4. When June imagines the two black dogs' visual field, what does she think they see?

5. What does June tell Bernard she wants to do when he finally catches up with her after she has seen the black dogs?

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