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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say he once argued with Claire about?
(a) If he was lonely enough to marry again.
(b) If they would ever be friends.
(c) If he was sober enough to drive home.
(d) If she was old enough to control her life.

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

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

4. At the end of "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator say he should have done?
(a) Read more books.
(b) Painted.
(c) Traveled the world.
(d) Kept a journal.

5. Where does the narrator say he took his daughter for tea after leaving the farm in "Section 1: Part 3"?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) His house.
(d) A museum.

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

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

8. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say is the last thing he sees when leaving the dairy farm?
(a) A little girl.
(b) A single cow.
(c) A pot of flowers.
(d) A dying tree.

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

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

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

12. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator overhear Anna say after he has a drink?
(a) So what?
(b) Who cares?
(c) Are you there?
(d) What now?

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

14. What confuses the narrator most about Bonnard?
(a) How to write to him.
(b) How to treat him.
(c) How to define him.
(d) How to critique his work.

15. What does the narrator say Mr. Grace overdid when introducing himself?
(a) His handshake.
(b) His manners.
(c) His movements.
(d) His facial expressions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the nighttime at The Cedars?

2. In "Section 1: Part 6", what ailment does the narrator confess to looking up in a medical dictionary?

3. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator blame on Claire?

4. In "Section 1: Part 2", what does the narrator wonder about himself?

5. What nationality is the painter, Bonnard?

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