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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Part 6 (pp. 93-97).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator struggle to write?
(a) A summary.
(b) A biography.
(c) A news article.
(d) An academic paper.

3. Why does the narrator contrast Anna's father with Anna?
(a) Because he is immoral.
(b) Because he is short.
(c) Because he is honest.
(d) Because he is tall.

4. What does the narrator say he remembers most about the dairy farmer?
(a) Collecting the daily milk.
(b) The fresh cheese.
(c) Helping him churn butter.
(d) His children playing.

5. What is Myles' physical ailment?
(a) He is mute.
(b) He has a limp.
(c) He has polio.
(d) He is blind.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What color is the stone the narrator says he is transported to in "Section 1: Part 6"?

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

5. What type of life does the narrator say he envisioned for himself as a child?

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