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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Part 5 (pp. 68-93).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator blame on Claire?
(a) Giving up his career.
(b) Making bad investments.
(c) Divorcing Anna.
(d) Moving away from home.

3. What do stocking feet remind the narrator of?
(a) Christmas morning.
(b) Money.
(c) Myle's webbed toes.
(d) Childhood.

4. What type of life does the narrator say he envisioned for himself as a child?
(a) A life of travel.
(b) A life in business.
(c) A troubled life.
(d) An academic life.

5. In "Section 1: Part 4", what animal does the narrator compare Myles to?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A lion cub.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Myles' physical ailment?

2. Why does the narrator contrast Anna's father with Anna?

3. What does the narrator say Avril told him about the dairy farmer's family?

4. In "Section 1: Part 1", how does the narrator describe the deaths of people he knows?

5. In "Section 1: Part 5", how does the narrator describe the chance to be with the Grace family at a picnic?

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