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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Part 3 (pp. 32-52).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Claire blame for breaking up her relationship in "Section 1: Part 3"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The Grace family.

5. Why does the narrator like to remember the Grace family in "Section 1: Part 1"?
(a) He has fond memories of them.
(b) He is afraid of them.
(c) He feels like they owe him something.
(d) He married into their family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confuses the narrator most about Bonnard?

2. In "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe Miss Vavasour?

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

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

5. How does the narrator describe living with his ill wife in "Section 1: Part 1"?

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