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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jeremy writing?
(a) Bernard's travelogues.
(b) A family history.
(c) His autobiography.
(d) June's memoir.

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

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

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

5. What is it that Jeremy's young son, Alexander, keeps asking on the car ride to the cemetery?
(a) "WIll Grandpa die too?"
(b) "Why did Grandma die?"
(c) "When is she coming back?"
(d) "Are we there yet?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What were June and Bernard doing at the time the photograph in Part One was taken?

2. Who did Jeremy tend to become friendly with?

3. How old is Jeremy's niece at the beginning of the story?

4. How many children does Jeremy end up having?

5. What is it about Jeremy that reminds June of Bernard?

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