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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the teacher scold Anne about in Chapter 1?
(a) The child not knowing his lesson.
(b) Anne not paying attention.
(c) Her child's bad behavior.
(d) Being late.

2. Over the course of his and Anne's conversation in Chapter 4, what does the man grow concerned about?
(a) The child.
(b) The wine.
(c) His own appearance.
(d) The time.

3. To what does Anne compare the dead woman's scream when discussing the death with the man?
(a) The teacher's.
(b) A banshee.
(c) Her own during childbirth.
(d) Her child's.

4. What does Anne claim the man lied to her about?
(a) That the woman's husband murdered her.
(b) That the murdered woman was a drunk.
(c) His name.
(d) His profession.

5. What type of tree does the man describe as one of the most beautiful in Anne's garden?
(a) Oak.
(b) Dogwood.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Beech.

6. What does the bar patronne do once the workday has ended?
(a) Wipes the counter.
(b) Turns down the radio and sets up glasses on the bar.
(c) Sets up glasses.
(d) Turns up the radio.

7. What does Anne do when she and the child leave the music lesson in Chapter 1?
(a) Has dinner.
(b) Goes home.
(c) Questions the crowd about what caused the loud noise.
(d) Goes to the cafe and drinks.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what are the child and Anne walking toward?
(a) The business district.
(b) The affluent area of town.
(c) The lake area.
(d) The port area.

9. Who invites Anne to sit with him/her after she enters the cafe in Chapter 3?
(a) The man from the day before.
(b) A female customer.
(c) The teacher.
(d) The patronne.

10. To whom does Anne say, "I suppose you're surprised to see me"?
(a) The patronne.
(b) A customer.
(c) The man.
(d) The teacher.

11. Who says, "all I know is that he shot her through the heart"?
(a) The man at the bar.
(b) The patronne.
(c) Anne.
(d) The child.

12. Where does the child play while Anne drinks at the bar?
(a) On the sidewalk.
(b) In the bar.
(c) In the street.
(d) Upstairs at the teacher's apartment.

13. During their conversations in Chapter 3, the man asks Anne if there is what on the second floor of her house?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) The child's room.
(c) Her parlor.
(d) A hallway.

14. What gesture does the man make towards Anne near the end of their conversation in Chapter 3?
(a) Hugs her.
(b) Shakes her hand.
(c) Puts his hand near hers.
(d) Holds her hand.

15. What type of animal does the child observe at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, who is standing with Anne's child when she returns from the scene in the cafe?

2. What is the man at the bar doing when Anne first enters?

3. What is coming from the person's mouth whom Anne sees in the cafe just after the music lesson ends in Chapter 1?

4. Who leads Anne home from the cafe in Chapter 4?

5. Who says, "I'm not used to going so far away from home"?

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