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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 1", what makes the narrator question Colonel Blunden's health?
(a) His trips to the bathroom.
(b) The way he cries at night.
(c) The visits his daughter has been making.
(d) His limp.

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

3. Why does the narrator say he would joke with his wife about people thinking she was pregnant?
(a) Because of her illness.
(b) Because she was gaining weight.
(c) Because her ankles were swollen.
(d) Because she wanted a baby.

4. What makes the narrator's bed interesting to him?
(a) It is painted white.
(b) It is old.
(c) It is carved.
(d) It is falling apart.

5. How does the narrator describe Miss Vavasour's appearance?
(a) Well-dressed.
(b) Overly made-up.
(c) Short.
(d) Young looking.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "Section 1: Part 1", when did the gods leave?

2. Why does the narrator like to remember the Grace family in "Section 1: Part 1"?

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

4. How does the narrator feel during his dream in "Section 1: Part 2"?

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

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