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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. How does the narrator describe Mrs. Grace after the picnic?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) God-like.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Human.

2. In "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe his pains?
(a) As perhaps being fictional.
(b) As stemming from his childhood.
(c) As being the result of an accident.
(d) As needing topical creams.

3. What does the narrator say Chloe used to do to grasshoppers?
(a) Build them new homes.
(b) Keep them in a box.
(c) Set them on fire.
(d) Pull their legs off.

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

5. In "Section 1: Part 4", when does the narrator say he thinks of the Graces the most?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Morning.
(d) Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say his father left his family?

2. What makes the narrator think of Van Gogh's self-portraits in "Section 1: Part 6"?

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

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

5. How does the narrator describe Miss Vavasour's appearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator say happened when he and Anna returned from the doctor's office?

2. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say about crying as a child?

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

4. How does the narrator say he felt after meeting Avril?

5. What does the narrator say happened to the dairy farmer his would visit as a child?

6. How does the narrator say he came to The Cedars?

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

8. What does the narrator say about a "white box of light" in "Section 1: Part 6"?

9. In "Section 1: Part 5", how does the narrator describe Anna's father?

10. In "Section 1: Part 5", what does the narrator say about writing?

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