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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. When does the narrator say his mother started drinking?
(a) After she became ill.
(b) After he left home.
(c) After his father left.
(d) After he had a daughter.

2. What do stocking feet remind the narrator of?
(a) Childhood.
(b) Myle's webbed toes.
(c) Christmas morning.
(d) Money.

3. How does the narrator say he felt when he discovered the dairy farmer's lane in "Section 1: Part 3"?
(a) Confused.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

4. What does the narrator realize his rage stems from in "Section 2: Part 3"?
(a) His current living arrangements.
(b) His father.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His job.

5. What does the narrator say fascinated him about Avril?
(a) Her weight.
(b) Her freckles.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) Her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is "outrageous" about the storm in "Section 2: Part 3"?

2. When the narrator receives a letter from Claire in "Section 1: Part 3", what does he decide to do?

3. In the beginning of "Section 1: Part 6", what does the narrator look at?

4. How does the narrator describe the early self-portraits of Van Gogh?

5. What does the narrator do with the rock in "Section 1: Part 6"?

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