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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What convinces Cy that the first part of his life is ended?
(a) When Jonty drowns in the tide.
(b) When Aurora Borealis, the "northern bloodlights," appear over the town.
(c) When his mother dies.
(d) When Cy falls in love.

2. Why does Cy's mother board these "guests"?
(a) She believes it is her duty.
(b) Her husband forces her to do so.
(c) She is a saint.
(d) These guests pay her bills.

3. What does Cy realize about life?
(a) That it is always wonderful.
(b) That he is old enough to understand the vagaries of life.
(c) That it can be messy and cruel.
(d) That it is never wonderful.

4. How does Cy respond to what he sees in the basin?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Fear.

5. Where is Cy's father?
(a) He is in America working to bring them over.
(b) He was lost years ago at sea.
(c) He is at war in Germany.
(d) He is at work at the docks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cy wish his eyes could lie?

2. What is different about Cy's mom from Cy?

3. Who are Jonty Preston and Morris Gibbs?

4. What does Cy observe in other people's eyes?

5. Where do the summer crowds gather?

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