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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Jeremy eventually get married?
(a) Twenty.
(b) In his mid-thirties.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) In his forties.

2. What is happening in Jean and Harper's relationship?
(a) They have decided to have an "open marriage".
(b) They are expecting another child.
(c) They are engaged.
(d) They are coming apart.

3. What kind of religious service is performed at June's burial?
(a) Anglican.
(b) None.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Catholic.

4. As she lay ill in bed, who do we learn June is jealous of as regards Bernard?
(a) His secretary.
(b) Any woman he meets.
(c) His housekeeper.
(d) The nurses who chat with him.

5. What is inferred in the last sentence of the Preface?
(a) June and Bernard haunt Jeremy's home.
(b) June and Bernard are dead.
(c) Jeremy believes in ghosts and spiritualism.
(d) June and Bernard never forgive Jeremy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bernard think of living in and reflecting upon the present?

2. Bernard leaves the grave site to walk toward a yew tree in the cemetery. What does he do there?

3. In what way were June and Bernard alike in the beginning of their relationship?

4. Where was June living when Jeremy was visiting her and taking notes in Part One?

5. In the Preface, what liberty does Jeremy report that he takes in his book?

(see the answer key)

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