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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe Miss Vavasour?
(a) Like a fence.
(b) Like a tulip.
(c) Like a robin.
(d) Like a snake.

4. What does the narrator say happened at the end of the Grace family picnic?
(a) Chloe hit him.
(b) His mother was late picking him up.
(c) Mr. Grace made him leave early.
(d) He helped clean up.

5. What does the narrator say he did with Claire shortly after Anna died?
(a) Sold the house.
(b) Went for a drive.
(c) Sent her away.
(d) Went to the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is the painter, Bonnard?

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

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

4. Where does the narrator say he hid with Mrs. Grace while playing a game at the picnic?

5. In "Section 1: Part 1", what makes the narrator question Colonel Blunden's health?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe his mind?

2. In "Section 1: Part 2", what work does the narrator reveal himself to be working on?

3. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say about the impact of Anna's death on him?

4. What makes the narrator interested in his room at The Cedars?

5. What did the narrator see the first time he saw the Grace family?

6. Why does the narrator consult a medical dictionary in "Section 1: Part 6"?

7. What does the narrator say about the gods in "Section 1: Part 1"?

8. What does the narrator wonder about during the nighttime at The Cedars?

9. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator remember about visiting the doctor with Anna?

10. What happens when the narrator finds the stone in "Section 1: Part 6"?

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