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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say fascinated him about Avril?
(a) Her weight.
(b) Her clothing.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her freckles.

2. Where is the stone located, in "Section 1: Part 6", that the narrator is transported to?
(a) A beach.
(b) A river bank.
(c) A rocky shore.
(d) A cliff.

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

4. What does the narrator see in the water at the end of "Section 1: Part 6"?
(a) A ship.
(b) A school of fish.
(c) A whale.
(d) A rowboat.

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

6. When does the narrator say his father left his family?
(a) The summer before he met Chloe.
(b) The summer he met Chloe.
(c) The summer after he met Chloe.
(d) When he was an infant.

7. How does the narrator describe Mr. Grace the first time he sees him?
(a) Tall.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Clumsy.
(d) Overweight.

8. How old does the narrator say he is when he first meets Chloe?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

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

10. What makes the narrator think of Van Gogh's self-portraits in "Section 1: Part 6"?
(a) His research.
(b) His own reflection.
(c) He sees a copy of one in a paper.
(d) A note from his daughter.

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

12. In the beginning of "Section 1: Part 6", what does the narrator look at?
(a) A photograph of himself.
(b) A self-portrait.
(c) A portrait of Bonnard.
(d) A mirror.

13. How does the narrator describe living with his ill wife in "Section 1: Part 1"?
(a) Like they were buried alive.
(b) Like they were on display.
(c) Like they were sinking.
(d) Like they were on a new planet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say he took his daughter for tea after leaving the farm in "Section 1: Part 3"?

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

3. What does the narrator say he likened Mrs. Grace's body to as a teenager?

4. Why does the narrator say he thought about the Grace family as a child?

5. In "Section 1: Part 6", what does the narrator say he is trapped in?

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