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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives to interrupt Nicholas' thoughts?
(a) Conchis.
(b) Lily.
(c) Alison.
(d) Maria.

2. What happens to Lily a few days after Conchis leaves?
(a) She dies.
(b) She leaves.
(c) She becomes a nurse.
(d) She is raped.

3. What does Nicholas do when he returns to his room instead of preparing to sleep?
(a) Heads down to the beach to walk.
(b) Stands by his window and waits.
(c) Looks at books from the small library.
(d) Searches the house for more women's garments.

4. When did Conchis return to Europe?
(a) When the war was over.
(b) When he got word that Lily was killed.
(c) When his father died.
(d) When he finished his education.

5. What did Nicholas ask Conchis if he would agree to?
(a) To keep their conversation superficial.
(b) To ask no questions.
(c) To provide him with no women.
(d) To allow him to move to the villa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes how Nicholas views himself as a poet?

2. What is Nicholas searching for as this novel opens?

3. Why doesn't Conchis eat breakfast with Nicholas?

4. Why does Conchis take a break while telling Nicholas his life story?

5. What was one of the first things Conchis and Nicholas did when Nicholas arrived for his weekend visit?

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