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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does the narrator touch just as Ursula is about to descend upon him?
(a) A puppy.
(b) Pussy-willows.
(c) A kitten.
(d) Barbed wire.

2. In the Prologue, how long ago had the new house been sold?
(a) 30 years ago.
(b) 25 years ago.
(c) 20 years ago.
(d) 35 years ago.

3. How old does the narrator say he was when he finally made friends with his father in Chapter 15?
(a) In his thirties.
(b) In his teens.
(c) In his forties.
(d) In his twenties.

4. What does the shadow in the night say when the narrator refuses to believe it is Lettie?
(a) You are an idiot.
(b) You are stupid.
(c) You are hungry.
(d) You are scared.

5. What does the narrator realize when he steps into the ocean in Chapter 13?
(a) That he knows everything.
(b) That he can swim.
(c) That the hole is gone.
(d) That Lettie is gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator stop the light from hitting the hole in his foot in Chapter 5?

2. Whose clothing does the narrator borrow in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 7, where does the narrator go to pray that Ursula has tired of her little game?

4. Where does the narrator feel pain when he catches the writhing mass of cobwebs and rotting cloth in Chapter 4?

5. What color suit does the narrator wear in the Prologue?

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