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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about his appearance in "Section 1: Part 6"?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Confused.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Impressed.

2. In "Section 1: Part 5", where does the narrator say he isn't when he says: "where [he is] neither alive nor..."
(a) Avoiding people.
(b) Gone.
(c) The other place.
(d) Dead.

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

4. How does the narrator describe the nighttime at The Cedars?
(a) Dark.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Spooky.
(d) Quiet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does the narrator say made him cry over Mrs. Grace as a teenager?
(a) His mother telling him to leave her alone.
(b) Her sending him away.
(c) Her moving to the city.
(d) Not being able to know her better.

12. What does the narrator say Chloe told him about Myles, once they become close?
(a) That he is a genius.
(b) That they hate their parents.
(c) That they are twins.
(d) That he is adopted.

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

14. Who does the narrator remember finding him hiding with Mrs. Grace at the picnic?
(a) Rose.
(b) Myles.
(c) Mr. Grace.
(d) Chloe.

15. At the picnic, who does the narrator say Mrs. Grace called jealous?
(a) Mr. Grace.
(b) Himself.
(c) Chloe.
(d) Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he realized after spending time alone with Mrs. Grace?

2. What does the narrator say Chloe used to do to grasshoppers?

3. What does the narrator see in the water at the end of "Section 1: Part 6"?

4. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator say that Anna said when he made her tea?

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

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