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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the narrator say his mother reacted when he told her about going to a picnic with the Grace family?
(a) She was angry.
(b) She was worried.
(c) She was pleased.
(d) She didn't care.

3. What ancient city is the narrator reminded of while looking at the water in "Section 1: Part 6"?
(a) Rome.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Troy.

4. What does the narrator do with the rock in "Section 1: Part 6"?
(a) Squeezes it in his hand.
(b) Throws it in the water.
(c) Puts it to his lips.
(d) Gives it to a child.

5. Where does the narrator say he hid with Mrs. Grace while playing a game at the picnic?
(a) Inside an empty building.
(b) Under a table.
(c) In the bushes.
(d) Behind a tree.

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

7. When the narrator first meets Chloe, what is his impression of her mother?
(a) He thinks she is complicated.
(b) He dislikes her.
(c) He thinks she is nice.
(d) He adores her.

8. How old is Miss Vavasour?
(a) She is eldery.
(b) She is in her 30s.
(c) She is in her 20s.
(d) She is middle-aged.

9. At the end of "Section 1: Part 6", what does the narrator hear?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A cry.
(c) A song.
(d) Silence.

10. What does the narrator say Avril told him about the dairy farmer's family?
(a) They work in the city now.
(b) They moved down the road.
(c) They have all died.
(d) They all left for Europe.

11. Why does the narrator say he once tried to grow a beard?
(a) To pretend to be someone else.
(b) To see if he could.
(c) To hide his face.
(d) To impress a girl.

12. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say he once contemplated doing to Myles?
(a) Teasing him.
(b) Helping him run away.
(c) Torturing him.
(d) Teaching him how to fight.

13. In the narrator's dream in "Section 1: Part 2", where does he travel?
(a) A country road.
(b) In a city.
(c) Along a river bank.
(d) A forest.

14. What was the daughter doing the first time the narrator saw her at the Grace house?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Playing.

15. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say his mother did when she once heard him crying?
(a) Hugged him.
(b) Gave him advice.
(c) Helped him talk about it.
(d) Left him alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator assume Roget used to do to patients?

2. How does the narrator say Anna's death affected his body?

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

4. What confuses the narrator most about Bonnard?

5. What does the narrator say he was told about his bedroom?

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