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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Part 4 (pp. 52-68).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality is the painter, Bonnard?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) Dutch.
(d) French.

2. At the end of "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator say he should have done?
(a) Read more books.
(b) Traveled the world.
(c) Kept a journal.
(d) Painted.

3. When does the narrator say he decided to move to The Cedars?
(a) After visiting it when Anna died.
(b) After reading about it in the paper.
(c) A month before Anna's death.
(d) When Claire convinced him to.

4. Why does the narrator assume that Miss Vavasour cries herself to sleep?
(a) Because of her prayers.
(b) Because of the look of her eyes.
(c) Because of the sounds that come from her room.
(d) Because of a rumor Colonel told him.

5. Overall, how does the narrator describe his feelings for Avril?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Interested.
(c) Angry.
(d) Pleasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say his father left his family?

2. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator say that Anna said when he made her tea?

3. In "Section 1: Part 1", how does the narrator describe the deaths of people he knows?

4. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say is the last thing he sees when leaving the dairy farm?

5. In "Section 1: Part 2", what does the narrator wonder about himself?

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