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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two words does Anne have her child repeat several times at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Moderately and melodiously.
(b) Slowly and honestly.
(c) Happy and cheerful.
(d) Fast and furious.

2. What tempo does the child say he is playing in after being questioned by the teacher in Chapter 5?
(a) One-one time.
(b) Three-three time.
(c) Two-two time.
(d) Four-four time.

3. After leaving the beach, Chauvin approaches what part of Anne's home?
(a) The front door.
(b) Her window.
(c) The garden railings.
(d) The back door.

4. What does the teacher tell Anne her parenting ability is?
(a) As best as she can.
(b) Absolutely appalling.
(c) Dreadful.
(d) Very impressive.

5. What do the dinner guests suggest is making Anne nauseous?
(a) The food.
(b) Her tight dress.
(c) The wine.
(d) The magnolia.

6. After she told him of the dead women who once lived in her bedroom, what does Anne say the child asked?
(a) He missed them.
(b) He was scared of them.
(c) He wanted to talk to them.
(d) He wanted to meet them.

7. What is described as smothered in an orange-shrouded coffin?
(a) The child.
(b) Anne.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Duck.

8. Where does Anne first go when she enters the cafe in Chapter 6?
(a) In a booth.
(b) At a table.
(c) The end of the bar.
(d) By the window.

9. What does Anne tell Chauvin she did with her wine after their last meeting during their conversation in Chapter 8?
(a) She smelled it.
(b) She drank all of it.
(c) She threw it up.
(d) She poured it out.

10. What is the child humming when he comes into the cafe at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He doesn't hum.
(b) A lullaby.
(c) A tune from the radio.
(d) His sonatina.

11. When Chauvin begins describing a scene to Anne in the cafe in Chapter 6, what does he say she is leaning on?
(a) A chair.
(b) A sofa.
(c) The staircase.
(d) A grand piano.

12. Who says they're afraid in Chapter 8?
(a) Anne.
(b) The patronne.
(c) Chauvin.
(d) The child.

13. Who cries at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) The patronne.
(b) Chauvin.
(c) Anne.
(d) The child.

14. Who says, "we're going to leave things just as they are...that happens sometimes"?
(a) The patronne.
(b) Anne.
(c) Chauvin.
(d) The child.

15. Who is with Anne when she comes to the cafe in Chapter 8?
(a) The teacher.
(b) The child.
(c) Her husband.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object are the child's eyes compared to in Chapter 5?

2. Finish the sentence: "Anne is ____ when it comes to her child".

3. What event is Anne late for when she talks with Chauvin in the cafe?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Anne tell her child is necessary?

5. What color is Anne's hair?

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