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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part 3 (pp. 136-148).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say is the last thing he sees when leaving the dairy farm?
(a) A little girl.
(b) A pot of flowers.
(c) A dying tree.
(d) A single cow.

2. What does the narrator say Avril told him about the dairy farmer's family?
(a) They moved down the road.
(b) They all left for Europe.
(c) They have all died.
(d) They work in the city now.

3. In "Section 1: Part 6", what ailment does the narrator confess to looking up in a medical dictionary?
(a) Acne.
(b) Liver spots.
(c) Balding.
(d) Rosacea.

4. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator blame on Claire?
(a) Giving up his career.
(b) Making bad investments.
(c) Divorcing Anna.
(d) Moving away from home.

5. In "Section 1: Part 6", what does the narrator say he has been replaced by?
(a) More talented writers.
(b) A parody of himself.
(c) An angel.
(d) A demon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Vavasour tell the narrator about his bed in "Section 2: Part 2"?

2. Why does the narrator say he went to The Cedars after Anna died?

3. What do the waves in "Section 1: Part 6" do to the narrator?

4. What does the narrator say he inspected first on the dairy farmer's land in "Section 1: Part 3"?

5. In "Section 2: Part 3", when the narrator starts insulting a woman who left him, what does he say he needs?

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