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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 does the narrator say made him cry over Mrs. Grace as a teenager?
(a) Her sending him away.
(b) His mother telling him to leave her alone.
(c) Her moving to the city.
(d) Not being able to know her better.

2. When the narrator receives a letter from Claire in "Section 1: Part 3", what does he decide to do?
(a) Not write her back.
(b) Send the letter back.
(c) Send her a present.
(d) Write her back.

3. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator say that Anna said when he made her tea?
(a) She asked to be alone.
(b) She thanked him.
(c) She asked for Brandy.
(d) She wanted her tea cold.

4. In "Section 1: Part 4", where does the narrator say people sail their vessels of sadness to?
(a) The land.
(b) The edge.
(c) The peace.
(d) The autumn.

5. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say he once argued with Claire about?
(a) If she was old enough to control her life.
(b) If he was sober enough to drive home.
(c) If they would ever be friends.
(d) If he was lonely enough to marry again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say fascinated him about Avril?

2. What does the narrator say he remembers most about the dairy farmer?

3. In "Section 1: Part 1", how does the narrator name the members of the Grace family?

4. How does the narrator say Anna's death affected his body?

5. When the narrator first meets Chloe, what is his impression of her mother?

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