View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Part 2 (pp. 18-32).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment does the narrator have in his dream in "Section 1: Part 2"?
(a) He limps.
(b) He can't speak.
(c) He is covered in sores.
(d) His arm is broken.

2. How does the narrator feel during his dream in "Section 1: Part 2"?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Sad.
(c) Confused.
(d) Content.

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

4. At the end of "Section 1: Part 1", how does the narrator describe his tone?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Confused.
(d) Judgmental.

5. According to the narrator of "Section 1: Part 1", when did the gods leave?
(a) When the moon was full.
(b) When leaves fell off the trees.
(c) When the tide was high.
(d) When the drought ended.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 1", what makes the narrator question Colonel Blunden's health?

2. What is The Cedars?

3. Why does the narrator say he would joke with his wife about people thinking she was pregnant?

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

5. What does the narrator struggle to write?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 244 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample