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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Section 2: Part 1", what does the narrator say he decided to do immediately after Anna's death?
(a) Repaint the house.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Move.
(d) Start to farm.

2. What is special about Bun's name?
(a) It is aristocratic.
(b) It is foreign.
(c) It is a secret.
(d) It is a code.

3. At the end of "Section 2: Part 6", who comes to get the narrator?
(a) Miss Vavasour.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) His daughter.
(d) A nurse.

4. At the end of "Section 2: Part 2", how does the narrator say he feels?
(a) Tired.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Excited.
(d) Old.

5. In "Section 2: Part 1", what does the narrator say he used to do while swimming in the sea?
(a) Stay in the shallow end.
(b) Swim out far.
(c) Try to catch fish.
(d) Dive for rocks.

6. What does the narrator realize his rage stems from in "Section 2: Part 3"?
(a) His job.
(b) His current living arrangements.
(c) His father.
(d) His daughter.

7. Who does the narrator say comforted Chloe after her argument with Rose at the beach?
(a) Rose.
(b) Himself.
(c) Myles.
(d) Mrs. Grace.

8. What does the narrator remember doing when he realized Chloe had died?
(a) Trying to call the police.
(b) Writing about it.
(c) Hugging Rose for comfort.
(d) Rushing to tell her parents.

9. What type of egg does the narrator say Anna was like as she died?
(a) A chicken egg.
(b) An ostrich egg.
(c) A robin egg.
(d) A lizard egg.

10. Why does the narrator say Anna felt pity for him as she was dying?
(a) Because he couldn't hate her.
(b) Because he didn't understand.
(c) Because he would be left alone with Claire.
(d) Because he had to care for her.

11. In "Section 2: Part 1", what bothers the narrator about his memory of Chloe?
(a) He can't ignore her memory.
(b) He can only remember the bad parts.
(c) He can't remember her in detail.
(d) He feels like she is still with him.

12. What does the narrator say were Anna's last words?
(a) Watch the clocks tick.
(b) Break all the clocks.
(c) Keep time going.
(d) I have stopped time.

13. What does the narrator tell himself at the end of "Section 2: Part 4"?
(a) Get out of this house.
(b) Leave yourself alone.
(c) Tell the truth.
(d) You are better.

14. What does the narrator say he and Anna agreed upon when they got married?
(a) To support each other financially.
(b) To free each other from sterotypes.
(c) To stay together no matter what.
(d) To have at least one child.

15. Why does the narrator say he uses a name other than the one on his birth certificate?
(a) To separate himself from his father.
(b) For writing.
(c) To confuse people who may be looking for him.
(d) For fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Anna when she learned the narrator's real name?

2. How did Chloe die?

3. In "Section 2: Part 1", how does the narrator describe the robin?

4. Why does the narrator say he sought a relationship with Anna?

5. What does the narrator assume about Miss Vavasour and the Colonel?

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