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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. When the narrator remembers vacationing with his family in "Section 1: Part 2", what troubled his mother?
(a) She couldn't swim.
(b) Worrying about being robbed.
(c) His safety.
(d) His father's drinking.

2. Who is Mr. Todd?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A businessman.
(c) A historian.
(d) A doctor.

3. How did Myles interrupt the narrator the first time he was alone with Mrs. Grace?
(a) He was chasing a dog.
(b) He wanted something to eat.
(c) He wanted to use the phone.
(d) He said he was hurt.

4. In "Section 1: Part 1", how does the narrator describe the deaths of people he knows?
(a) As a burden he carries on his back.
(b) As a series of falling trees.
(c) As a wrecked ship.
(d) As a hole in the ground.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say his mother did when she once heard him crying?

2. What is The Cedars?

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

4. How does the narrator say he felt when he discovered the dairy farmer's lane in "Section 1: Part 3"?

5. How old is Miss Vavasour?

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